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Author:

Sandron, Dany, author.

Title:

Notre Dame Cathedral : nine centuries of history / Dany Sandron and Andrew Tallon ; translated by Lindsay Cook and Andrew Tallon.

Publisher:

The Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

181 pages : illustrations (chielfy color), color map ; 19 cm

Subject:

Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral)--History.
Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral)
Church architecture--Paris--Paris--History.
Architecture, Gothic--Paris.--Paris.
Church decoration and ornament--Paris--Paris--History.
Paris (France)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Architecture, Gothic.
Buildings.
Church architecture.
Church decoration and ornament.
France--Paris.
History.

Other Authors:

Tallon, Andrew, 1969-2018, translator. translator.
Cook, Lindsay (Lindsay Shepherd), translator.

Other Titles:

Notre-Dame de Paris. English

Notes:

Translated from the French. Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-181).

Contents:

1163: Planning the Cathredral -- 1170: Building the Cathedral -- 1177: Constructing the vaults -- 1182: Liturgical Choir and sanctuary -- 1208: Form and meaning -- 1220: Portals and the Gallery of Kings -- 1225: Changing tastes -- 1245: Towers and bells, marking time at the Cathedral -- 1265: Relics and processions -- 1300: Pious foundations and tombs -- 1350: A point of reference -- 1780: Baroque transformations -- 1860: The major restoration of Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc -- The Cathedral today.

Summary:

"A visual survey of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris over the past 850 years. Addresses a series of key themes in the cathedral's history, including the fundraising campaign, the construction of vaults, and the liturgical function of the choir"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

027108622X
9780271086224

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1119743246

LCCN:

2019040791

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)