High Gothic: The Age of the Great Cathedrals by Gunther Binding
4to. pp. 237. profusely illustrated. chronology. glossary. index. paperback (near fine - very light wear to front corners from in-store handling). Koln: Taschen, [2002].
ISBN-10: 3822817759 / ISBN-13: 9783822817759
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We can only begin to understand the 'spirit of the Gothic' through an understanding of the historical, sociological, theological, economic and technological background in this time of change. Given this, we can then start to read Gothic cathedrals like the pages of a book.