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Cathedrals and Castles: Building in the Middle Ages
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Product Description
Photographs, drawings, and details of manuscript illuminations tell the story of the birth of the building trades and the changes in society they reflected, revealing how Gothic cathedrals, great castles, bridges, houses, and city walls were designed and built. Original.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #145717 in Books
- Published on: 1995-02-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
Editorial Reviews
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
Customer Reviews
A very enjoyable read
I recommend this book to anyone interested in the middle ages and/or architecture, it provides the reader with good background information on the construction process and its history. Numerous first hand accounts are presented, along with a great number of color illustrations to guide the reader and liven the work up, usually a couple per page. It also includes a long reference section in the back of different primary documents for further study. The only downside is that it is only an introductory guide, so it does not delve too specifically into the construction process. It does, however, provide a great backdrop for further learning, and was very entertaining the whole way through.
