Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 132
THE CARVING OF THE CLOWN TEACH-ING A MONKEY TO READ. BOURGES. Symbolism IOI Finally the church building itself became a compen-dium of symbolism and every part had its meaning. Inhis Mystical Mirror of the XII century, Hugh ofSaint-Victor wrote, The material edifice in which thepeople come together… … THE MATERIAL EDIFICE IN WHICH THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHERSIGNIFIES THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH WHICH IS BUILDED INTHE HEAVENS, OF LIVING STONES. AUXERRE. lie Church which is builded in the heavens of livingstones. . . . The towers be the prelates . . . who areher wards and defence. . . . The cock which…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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