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Title:
The cathedral of St. Vitus at Prague Castle / Ji�r�i Kuthan, Jan Royt ; [translation, Anna Bryson Gustov�a, Phil Jones and Sean M. Miller].

The cathedral of St. Vitus at Prague Castle / Jiří Kuthan, Jan Royt.
Author:
Kuthan, Jiří, Prague Castle administration.

Royt, Jan, Prague Castle administration.
Publication Information:
Prague : Karolinum Press, [2016]
Call Number:
NA1028 .C3813 2016
Edition:
First English edition.
ISBN:
9788024631295
Physical Description:
552 pages : illustrations, plans l 28 cm.
Contents:
The rotunda of Saint Wenceslas and its history until the beginning of the basilica built by Duke Spytiněv -- Spytiněv's basilica and its history until the beginning of the construction of gothic cathedral -- Founding the gothic cathedral and its growth to the Hussite Wars -- The construction of the gothic cathedral under Matthias of Arras, Peter Parler and hissuccessorss -- Prague Cathedral in gothic architectural drawing -- Sculpture in St. Vitus's Cathedral up to the end of the Hussite Wars -- Fine art and other treasures of St. Vitus's Cathedral from the Luxembourg Era -- Altars in St. Vitus's Cathedral in the Luxembourg Period -- The conceptual programme of Prague Cathedral -- The influence of Prague Cathedral Lodge -- St. Vitus Cathedral from the Hussite Wars until the end of the reign of the House of Jaggiełłon in 1526 -- The late gothic decoration and equipment of St. Vitus's Cathedral -- Cathedral at the time of the Renaissance -- The cathedral during the Baroque Period -- Renovation and completion of the cathedral in the 19th and 20th centuries -- Works of art in the cathedral from the time of its restoration and completion during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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