This is an English-language study on the architecture & art of medieval France of the Romanesque & Gothic periods between 1000-1500. In addition to essays on individual monuments there are general discussions of given periods & specific problems such as: why did Gothic come into being? Whitney Stoddard explores the interrelationship between all forms of medieval ecclesiastical art & characterization of the Gothic cathedral, which he believes to have an almost metaphysical basis.PrefaceRomanesque FranceEarly Gothic of the twelfth centuryHigh Gothic of the early thirteenth centuryFrom Rayonnant to FlamboyantThe Treasuries of Monasteries & CathedralsBibliographyIndex
