Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Jenkins, Simon |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli |
| Date: | 4/5/2022 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
The acclaimed best-selling author and popular historian explores the history of Europe via its cathedrals.
Beautifullyillustratedwithcolorphotographs throughout,thisjoyousexplorationofthehistoryof Westerncivilizationshowcasesthecathedral’scentral , Jenkinstellsthestoriesbehindthesestonewonders: the architects that made them possible, the triumphs of engineering,theartistswhoenrichedtheirdécor,and the inevitable human follies of those who were involved intheirbuilding,fromtheartisansandworkersto thewealthydonorsandthefaithfulwhoworshipped beneath their soaring spires and majestic domes.
SimonJenkinsisthecriticallyacclaimed,award-winningauthorofbest-sellingworksthatmakehistory personal reflections and experiences, he deftly reveals thehistory,design,andsignificanceofeachofthese enduringmonumentstothehumanspiritfrom ’sandtheDuomoin Florencetolesswell-knownmasterpieceswellworth ’scathedralsaretreasuretrovesofart andrepositoriesofhistorythatattracthundredsor thousands of visitors every year.
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