Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 60
laced against thebase of the gable,looks like an after-thought, and thesixteen statuesthat fill its nicheshave been restoredas Kings of Franceand may oncehave been Kingsof Judah. As a whole, thefacade is flat, nude,and immense.Majestic in itsaustere propor-tions, it has powerwithout grace.The… … the FAfADE IS FLAT, NUDE, ANDIMMENSE. —CHARTRES. 38 The Mature Gothic of the art of this ancient period. In spite of thesimphcity of their single, yellow tone, they suggestthe exotic East, and the question of their particularschool and year has been much discussed. Manydates between 1135 and 1176…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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