Stone Bible - Ishi no Seisho

Japanese: 石の聖書 - いしのせいしょ
Stone Bible - Ishi no Seisho

…These tall cylindrical human figures, while still subject to Romanesque restrictions, were the first step towards the independent standing figures of 13th-century Gothic sculpture, and already show a spiritual glow on the face. In addition, the doorway features a large tympanum relief depicting the Last Judgment, with the lunar calendar and the wise and foolish virgins clearly arranged around it, marking the beginning of the sculptural decoration of Gothic cathedrals, which were called the "stone Bibles" of the people. These decorative works by Suger were undertaken by Romanesque artists and craftsmen from around the country, and under Byzantine influence, they combined the interest in human expression that had appeared in late Romanesque iconography with a new sense of reality, suggesting the preparations for 13th-century Gothic art. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Stone Bible" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの高い円柱形に刻まれた人体像は,まだロマネスク的な制約に服しているが,やがて13世紀のゴシック彫刻の独立した立像に発展する第一歩をふみ出したもので,すでに顔面に精神の輝きが現れる。このほか,扉口にはタンパン大浮彫として〈最後の審判〉を刻み,周囲に〈月暦〉〈賢い処女たちと愚かな処女たち〉が明らかな配置をもって表され,民衆のための〈石の聖書〉と呼ばれるゴシック大聖堂の彫刻装飾の発端をなしている。シュジェールのおこなわせたこれらの装飾事業は各地のロマネスク芸術家工人を呼んで当たらせたが,ビザンティンの影響下で,後期ロマネスク図像美術のうちに現れていた人間表現の関心を新しい現実感情と結びつけて,13世紀のゴシック美術の準備がうかがわれる。…

※「石の聖書」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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