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A lavishly illustrated, incomparably detailed survey of the architecture, construction, and restoration of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris traces its history from its origins in the twelfth century in text and 262 illustrations, most in color.
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A lavishly presented, extraordinarily exhaustive study of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris one of Europe's masterpieces of Gothic architecture, and a building with a complex and still elusive history. The author describes in detail how the cathedral comprises a "stacking" of successive monuments, and how, over time, in a sequence of inspired building projects, the present structure took form. Giving particular attention to the cathedral's abundant sculpture, he explains early genesis of a cathedral on the site in the fourth century, how Clovis acquired it in the sixth century, the rebuilding which began in the 12th century, and the restoration in the 19th century. The oversize format (11x14
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