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The World Of Chartres
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Author : Jean Favier
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 1990
The World Of Chartres written by Jean Favier and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Architecture categories.
Details one of the greatest Gothic buildings in the world, the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres, France, exploring its history, its structure, and its glass artistry.
Universe Of Stone
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Author : Philip Ball
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-08-31
Universe Of Stone written by Philip Ball and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with History categories.
In the twelfth century, Christians in Europe began to build a completely new kind of church - soaring, spacious monuments flooded with light from immense windows. These were the first Gothic churches, the crowning example of which was the cathedral of Chartres: a revolution in thought embodied in stone and glass, and a bridge between the ancient and modern worlds. In Universe of Stone, Philip Ball explains the genesis and development of the Gothic style. He argues that it signified a profound change in the social, intellectual and theological climate of Western Christendom. As the church represented nothing less than a vision of heaven on earth, this shift in architectural style marked the beginning of the argument between faith and reason which continues today, and of a scientific view of the world that threatened to dispense with God altogether.
Chartres Cathedral
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Author : Malcolm B. Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Chartres Cathedral written by Malcolm B. Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Architecture categories.
The author is the world's foremost authority on Chartres, and is in residence there most of the year. He shows us the history of the cathedral and teaches us how to "read" the world-famous stained glass and sculpture, explaining the references to Scripture and the teachings of the Church. Chartres alone, of all the great medieval churches, has survived into the 20th century almost intact, not only architecturally but with its vast inconographic program in 12th-and 13th-century stained glass and sculpture. Medieval art was intended not just to embellish the church but to instruct the people, for there was no printing. Scholars could therefore teach their students, the clergy preach sermons and parents read the lives of the saints to their children using the 'texts' in stained glass and sculpture. The sister churches of Chartres have been sadly vandalized to varying degrees by Reform, revolution, war or natural disaster. Here in Chartres the 'text' is virtually complete. A concise glossary of symbolic images has been included as well as a complete plan of all the windows in the cathedral, and an index.
The Story Of Chartres
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Author : Cecil Headlam
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-03
The Story Of Chartres written by Cecil Headlam and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-03 with Fiction categories.
Cecil Headlam in his book "the story of Chartres" describes the work of architectural history. He made a detailed structure of Chartres features, describing the road, hotels, and the difference between the old and new Chartres.
Saving The Light At Chartres
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Author : Victor A. Pollak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Saving The Light At Chartres written by Victor A. Pollak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
"The cathedral at Chartres survived World War II thanks to the efforts of French citizens and an unrecognized American officer. In a book written in the spirit of The Monuments Men, Victor Pollak describes the efforts to save Chartres Cathedral"--
Mont Saint Michel And Chartres
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Author : Henry Adams
language : en
Publisher: BookRix
Release Date : 2019-01-09
Mont Saint Michel And Chartres written by Henry Adams and has been published by BookRix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-09 with History categories.
The deepest value of Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, its importance as a revelation of the eternal glory of mediaeval art and the elements that brought it into being is not lightly to be expressed. To every artist, whatever his chosen form of expression, it must appear unique and invaluable, and to none more than the architect, who, familiar at last with its beauties, its power, and its teaching force, can only applaud the action of the American Institute of Architects in making Mr. Adams an Honorary Member, as one who has rendered distinguished services to the art, and voice his gratitude that it has brought the book within his reach and given it publicity before the world.
Chartres And The Birth Of The Cathedral
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Author : Titus Burckhardt
language : en
Publisher: World Wisdom Books
Release Date : 2010
Chartres And The Birth Of The Cathedral written by Titus Burckhardt and has been published by World Wisdom Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.
This new and revised edition of Titus Burckhardt's masterpiece, Chartres and the Birth of the Cathedral, is a richly colored window onto the lofty intellectual and spiritual climate that conceived the marvel that is Gothic architecture. Featuring a new appendix with three sections, and a new Foreword by John James, a world authority on Chartres, as well as 25 new illustrations, it cannot fail to inspire the reader to become a pilgrim to Chartres.
Saving The Light At Chartres
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Author : Victor A. Pollak
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-03-16
Saving The Light At Chartres written by Victor A. Pollak and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-16 with History categories.
Built around 1200 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws more than a million visitors and pilgrims each year, Chartres Cathedral is one of the jewels of Western Civilization. How Chartres Cathedral and its priceless stained glass (today the largest such collection in one location) survived World War II’s widespread destruction of cultural monuments is one of the great stories of recent history. Saving the Light at Chartres begins half a decade before World War II, when a young French architect developed a plan to save the cathedral’s precious stained glass. As war engulfed Europe in the fall of 1939, master glass artisans dismantled the hundreds of windows, and soldiers, tradesmen, and laborers with local volunteers crated thousands of glass panels, stowed them in the crypt, and months later—just before German invaders reached Chartres—hauled them across the country to an underground quarry. This effort to save the stained glass is but a prologue. By August 1944, the U.S. Army had broken out of Normandy and was racing across France toward Paris and the Seine. Chartres became a key battleground. Allied bombing blew out the cathedral’s temporary window coverings, and when the Americans—assisted by French Resistance fighters—entered the city in the face of unexpectedly heavy defiance and snipers in the cathedral, many soldiers believed German artillery spotters were occupying the cathedral’s spires. When Colonel Welborn Griffith Jr.—a senior operations officer of Twentieth Corps in Patton’s Third Army—arrived, some were pressing to countermand the army’s standing order to avoid the cathedral and threatened to destroy it to neutralize the German spotters. Griffith was skeptical. He inspected the cathedral himself, climbed its towers, but found no Germans, so he rang the bell, waved an American flag, and ordered that the cathedral be spared, saving it from destruction. Griffith would be killed later that day. Victor Pollak tells both stories—the rescue of the windows and Colonel Griffith’s fateful role—in a compelling narrative. Saving the Light at Chartres honors the government and local teams who saved the windows, the Resistance that performed a vital role in the liberation of Chartres, Welborn Griffith, and the enduring treasure that is Chartres Cathedral.
Story Of Chartres
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Author : Cecil B. 1872 Headlam
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-29
Story Of Chartres written by Cecil B. 1872 Headlam and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with History categories.
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Connections To World War Ii
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Author : Eugene G. Schulz
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2023-01-30
Connections To World War Ii written by Eugene G. Schulz and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In October 2012, I published my memoir, with photos, about my life in the US Army during World War II. The name of that book is The Ghost in General Patton’s Third Army. Several readers of the book were astonished to find a photo of their family member, or to read about an event that I experienced. These readers suddenly had a “connection” to me and they personally visited me to get more information about their grandfather or other relative. They told me more fascinating stories about that person so I felt compelled to write this sequel with new stories. The summit of my life story is told in the final chapter, in which the French government celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Chartres. At a special ceremony in September 2019, I was awarded the Medal of Chevalier in the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award for merit.