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THE CONTRACTORS OF CHARTRES
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| By: |
John James |
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Hardback |
| List price:
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£120.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0959600531 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780959600537 |
| Publisher: |
WEST GRINSTEAD PUBLICATIONS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1981 |
| Pages: |
584 |
| Description: |
The cathedral of Chartres was not designed by architects but by large mobile teams of masons who moved around the countryside from job to job working for as long as the money lasted. This text, in two volumes, looks at the architectural design of Chartres. |
| Synopsis: |
This study of the fabric of Chartres cathedral reveals in extraordinary detail the logistics and techniques involved in the building of a medieval church. Dr James identifies 36 separate building campaigns, identifiable by the differences of measurement and technique, and shows how the problems of fundraising and of the methods used meant that the work proceeded in short bursts of activity, followed by long pauses, even within a construction period of only fifty years. The Contractors of Chartresis a major contribution to our understanding of medieval architecture and the society that created it. |
| Illustrations: |
981 Line drawings, black and white; 143 Illustrations, black and white |
| Publication: |
Australia |
| Imprint: |
West Grinstead Publications |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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