The Gothic Image

Emile Male's book aids understanding of medieval art and medieval symbolism, and of the vision of the world which presided over the building of the French cathedrals.

Emile Male

Introduction * General Characteristics of Medival Iconography * Method Used in This Study of Medival IconographyThe Mirrors of Vincent of Beauvais Book I * The Mirror of Nature Book II * The Mirror of Instruction Book III * The Mirror of Morals Book IV * The Mirror of History: The Old Testament * The Gospels * Apocryphal Stories: Old and New Testament * The Saints and the Golden Legend * Antiquity: Secular History * The Close of HistoryThe ApocalypseThe Last Judgment * Conclusion