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Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547

Alternative title
Glory of Gothic, The
Synopsis
An introduction to the art of late medieval England and the early years of the Renaissance. This is the age of the Hundred Years’ War, the Wars of the Roses and the early Tudors. Under kings from Henry IV to Henry VIII, artists in England produced dazzling illuminated manuscripts, exquisite jewels and devotional images and sculptures.

Featuring many of the exhibits in the V&A exhibition, Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547 also reveals the glories of Perpendicular architecture: the Beauchamp Chapel in Warwick, King’s College, Cambridge and Henry VII’s Chapel at Westminster Abbey, as well as some of the greatest parish churches.

Historians offer interpretations of the period and discuss patronage, England’s artistic relations with Europe, and the fundamental importance of the Church and of attitudes to death.

This film is an extended edition of the programme THE GLORY OF GOTHIC, commissioned for Five.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2003
Year of production
2003
Notes
An extended version of the programme THE GLORY OF GOTHIC, broadcast on Five on 14/10/2003
Subjects
Architecture; Art; History
Keywords
architecture - English; art - British; Gothic style; history of art; history of Britain; medieval art; Middle Ages

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 0 PAL
Price
£19.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
50 minutes
Year
2011

Sponsor

Name

Five

Notes
Previously Channel 5

Distributor

Name

Illuminations

Email
louise@illuminationsmedia.co.uk
Web
http://www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7288 8400
Address
Studio 121, ScreenWorks
22 Highbury Grove
London
N5 2EF
Notes
Illuminations produces and distributes programmes on arts-related subjects, some of which are made for television and others in conjunction with cultural institutions to accompany specific exhibitions. Many titles are available for sale on DVD, including continuing series on leading contemporary and twentieth century artists and modern architecture, as well as a few programmes on religion, drama, history and ideas.
 

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