Great Gothic cathedrals of France : a visitor's guide

Format:

Book

Title:

Great Gothic cathedrals of France : a visitor's guide

Author:

Parry, Stan author

ISBN:

9781939621788

Edition:

2nd edition.

Publication:

[Novato, California] : ORO Editions, [2017]

Physical Description:

ix, 184 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 26 cm

Contents:

Amiens, Cathedral of Notre-Dame -- Beauvais, Cathedral of Saint-Pierre -- Beauvais, Church of Saint-Etienne -- Bourges, Cathedral of Saint-Etienne -- Chartres, Cathedral of Notre-Dame -- Laon, Cathedral of Notre-Dame -- Noyon, Cathedral of Notre-Dame -- Paris, Cathedral of Notre-Dame -- Paris, The Sainte-Chapelle -- Paris, Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis -- Reims, Cathedral of Notre-Dame -- Reims, Basilica of Saint-Remi -- Sens, Cathedral of Saint-Etienne -- Soissons, Cathedral of Saints Gervais and Protais -- Troyes, Cathedral of Saints Peter-et-Paul -- Troyes, Basilica of Saint-Urbain -- Troyes, Church of Saint-Madeleine -- Reading Stained-Glass Windows -- Travel Suggestions -- Suggested Itinerary.

Subject(s):

Cathedrals -- France -- Guidebooks.

Architecture, Gothic -- France -- Guidebooks.

Geographic Term:

France.

Genre:

travel guidebooks.

Guidebooks.

Holds:

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Summary

Great Gothic Cathedrals of France guides readers on a tour of twelve French cathedrals that best exemplify one of the greatest glories of Western civilization. From the beautiful facade of Notre-Dame in Paris to the transcendent beauty of the stained glass at Chartres, this book clarifies the significant elements of their architecture by means of its text and images. The cathedrals of Amiens, Paris, Saint Denis, Chartres, Reims, Laon, Noyon, Soissons, Sens, Beauvais, Bourges and Troyes as well as Sainte-Chapelle are all presented to give the reader and visitor to France a clear understanding of these extraordinary buildings. This publication also provides the reader with a chapter on how to "read" a stained glass window.