THE CATHEDRAL BUILDERS
by Jean Gimpel
Published by Michael Russell. 1st thus. 1983
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Medieval Europe was distinguished by the spectacular development of religious architecture from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries - eighty cathedrals, five hundred great churches, and more than ten thousand parish churches. In France alone, more stone was quarried in this span of three centuries than during the entire history of ancient Egypt. Translated from the French by Teresa Waugh. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos and a few colour. 127 pages including index.
Boards clean, lower edge of boars lightly rubbed. Some minor foxing to text block. Endpapers lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and is lightly edge-creased.
ISBN: 0859550931
Stock no. 1830878
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- CHURCHES
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
- BUILDINGS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
