Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward (1904)
Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London : J. M. Dent & co.; New York, The Macmillan co. · leaf 131
rliest example of a Gothic apse.But Sugers structure was nearly destroyed by fire in 1219,and the upper part of the choir, the nave and transepts, wererebuilt in 1231 in the pure Gothic of the time. Great wasthe enthusiasm of the people as the new temple rose. Nobleand burgess, freeman and serf,… … CATHEDRAL OF ST. Dt.MS. ART AND LEARNING AT PARIS 8i kings. In i i6i Maurice de Sully, a peasants son, who hadrisen to become bishop of Paris, determined to erect a greatminster in the place of Childeberts basilica, which was nolonger adequate to the demands of the time. The old churchof St.…
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