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De beelden op de gevels van het Leuvense Stadhuis - Les statues des façades de l'Hôtel de ville de Leuven - The statues on the façades of the Leuven Town Hall
By (author) G. Huybens
Paperback (Published)
(October 2012)
ISBN: 9789042928893
Price: $44.00
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Het gotische Stadhuis is voor Leuven een icoon. Velen kijken geintrigeerd naar de 236 personages die de nissen bevolken en hebben oog voor de versierde kraagstenen waarop ze steunen. In deze rijk geillustreerde drietalige gids – de eerste in zijn genre – onthult de auteur het hele verhaal: tijdperk, perikelen rond het programma, plaatsing, ingrijpende restauraties, identificatie. L’Hotel de ville a valeur d’icone pour la ville de Leuven. Le regard d’un chacun est intrigue par les 236 personnages qui meublent les niches de cet edifice gothique. Sans oublier les corbeaux sculptes sur lequels ils reposent. Dans ce guide trilingue richement illustre – le premier en son genre – l’auteur trace toute l’histoire: l’epoque, les peripeties du programme, le placement, les restaurations substantielles et leur identification. The Gothic Town Hall is arguably Leuven’s most well-known icon. Many people are intrigued by the 236 statues that populate the niches and by the adorned corbels that support them. In this richly illustrated trilingual guide – the first of its kind – the author examines the whole narrative of the statues: the historical context, the vicissitudes of the project, the location and identification of the statues, and the major restaurations.
- By (author) G. Huybens
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