Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 394
he work dragged until 1225; and, in fifty-five years, theart had undergone an essential transformation. Itsstrength was no longer massive; the shades of itsstained-glass were becoming less mysterious and morebrilliant; and the first suggestion of the Gothic, thatof the over-powering majesty of… … ONE OF THE FEW CLOISTERS WHICH REMAIN TO NORTHERN FRANCE. TOURS. 367 Tours 369 was a very important city; but we do not find amongthe people of the banks of the Loire that brave and boldspirit which characterised the population of the Isle-de-France, of Champagne, and of Picardy. Wiserand more…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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