Notre Dame de Paris : the eternal cathedral /
"This book is not a work of art history. It does not look at the construction of Notre Dame de Paris in terms of the complexity of its architecture or its sculptures; it does not go into detail about its leaps in technology, however innovative, nor does it well on the audacity of its 19th-centu...
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Publisher Address: | [Paris] : |
Publication Dates: | [2019] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"This book is not a work of art history. It does not look at the construction of Notre Dame de Paris in terms of the complexity of its architecture or its sculptures; it does not go into detail about its leaps in technology, however innovative, nor does it well on the audacity of its 19th-century restoration, either to praise it or to point out possible errors. Although these topics are not overlooked, this book is primarily concerned with telling the story of Notre Dame de Paris as it was in the Middle Ages. But how can we rediscover in today's cathedral, now visited by millions of people f |
Item Description: | "First published in France in April 2010 as Notre-Dame de Paris, Cathédrale médiévale" -- Title page verso. |
Carrier Form: | 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 37 x 29 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9782376712008 2376712009 |
Index Number: | BX4629 |
CLC: | B977.565-09 |
Call Number: | B977.565-09/G277 |