The Template-Makers of the Paris Basin : Toichological Techniques for Identifying the Pioneers of the Gothic Movement, wi

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Summary: a fresh view of gothic
Review: there are times when someone from another discipline discovers things about a period that those who know it in too spepcialised a way can not do. This book examines how chruches were built from the experience of an architect who understands how stonework is put together.
He actually identifies where the idea for tracery was evolved, watching it unfold in a series of windows. Extraordinary.