Sainte-Chapelle and the Construction of Sacral Monarchy

This book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important monuments of French Gothic architecture, the Sainte-Chapelle, constructed in Paris by King Louis IX of France between 1239 and 1248 especially to hold and to celebrate Christ''s Crown of Thorns. Meredith Cohen argues that the chapel''s architecture, decoration, and use conveyed the notion of sacral kingship to its audience in Paris ...