...initiation. Thus, the Abbot Suger wrote on the golden portal of St. Denis: "Bright is the noble work; but, being nobly bright, the work should brighten the minds...light, is resurrected from its former submersion" (20, p. 130). In such examples, "function" reveals its true meaning. Our reminder that applied art...

...Reims (?). c. 870. Gold and precious stones, H. 2$y4". Schatzkammer, Residenz, Munich. bright . . . should brighten the minds so that they may travel...to the True Light where Christ is the true door." Such embellishment to illumine the mind and to encourage lofty thoughts was also carried out on the...

...not at the gold and the expense but at the craftsmanship of the work. Bright is the noble work; but, being nobly bright, the work Should brighten the minds,...world the golden door defines: The dull mind rises in truth through that which is material And, in seeing this light, is resurrected from its former submersion."...

...craftsmanship. Bright is the noble work, but being nobly bright it should brighten the mind so that it may travel through the true lights to the True Light where Christ is the True Door. . . . The dull mind rises in truth through that which is material, and on seeing this light is raised...

...not at the gold and the expense, but at the craftsmanship of the work. Bright is the noble work; but, being nobly bright, the work Should brighten the minds,...rises to truth through that which is material And, seeing this light, is resurrected from its former submersion.28 This poem indicates Suger's interest...

...not at the gold and the expense, but at the craftsmanship of the work, Bright is the noble work; but being nobly bright, the work Should brighten the minds,...may travel through the true lights To the True Light whtre Christ is the true door, In what manner it be inberent in this world the golden door defines:...

...disposition but even went on to express explicitly the anagogical method by which this was to be done: "The dull mind rises to truth through that which is...light, is resurrected from its former submersion" [fig. 8.5i].96 The citation above, which speaks of Christ as "the true light", hints at the second...

...not at the gold and the expense but at the craftsmanship of the work. Bright is the noble work; but, being nobly bright, the work should brighten the minds,...to the True Light, where Christ is the true door. Other substantial stained glass projects were executed during the Gothic period. Most of the glazing...

...move the faithful from the mundane to the divine. Bright is the noble work; but being nobly bright, Should brighten the minds, so that they may travel,...lights, To the True Light where Christ is the true door.16 The geometry of space, filtered light, and elaborate statuary of the Gothic style provided...

...the work that brightly shines enlighten the minds [of the beholders], so that they may travel through true lights To the True Light, where Christ is the true door. The golden door defines what is inherent in these [worldly] things: the dull mind rises to the truth...