Beauvais Cathedral: Architecture of Transcendence

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Intended by medieval builders to be the greatest of the High Gothic cathedrals, Saint-Pierre Beauvais has achieved notoriety among historians because it was indeed the tallest structure of its kind and because it collapsed. This book relates the extraordinary story of the cathedral which, despite the collapses of its 150-foot high choir in 1284 and its crossing tower in 1573, has managed to withstand a series of natural and political catastrophes...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691042365

ISBN13:9780691042367

Release Date:June 1989

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:276 Pages

Weight:2.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 8.9" x 11.3"

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Architecture

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