Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 208
it was oftena place of refuge, a fortress in which the inhabitantsof the besieged city could gather to make a last, strongstand. The tendency of the centuries has been torelieve the Church of the cares of temporal gov-ernment and to place the more technical and tin-spiritual branches of knowledge… … THE BEAUTIFUL CHAMBER OF CAPITULAR SESSIONS, . . . LARGE,RECTANGULAR, AND FULL OF LIGHT. NOYON. 177 Noyon 179 Cathedral often remains in solitary grandeur to sug-gest the past. To this rule of fate the ancient and episcopal city ofNoyon is an interesting exception. It has not pre-served all its…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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