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An architectural history of France's Chartres cathedral offers insight into the role of the gothic cathedral in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Europe, reveals a shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with the world, and evaluates the interplay of technology, politics, and religion in the cathedral's construction. 30,000 first printing.

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"A terrific book.A lucid, thoughtful tour de force.A fascinating book with important insights and observations on every page." -- Christian Science Monitor

"Lively...Ball puts the fun back in medieval scholasticism...seems as much at ease on the medieval building site as in an abbey library."--Los Angeles Times

"Ball leaves no stone unturned . . . A revelatory look at a seminal period in art history."--Kirkus Reviews

"There is no better general introduction to the subject... [Ball's] account is bold and plausible."--Wall Street Journal

"Anyone who has been thrilled by the great Gothic cathedrals will revel in this study of both the spiritual and architectural qualities of those medieval wonders."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A terrific book...A lucid, thoughtful tour de force...A fascinating book with important insights and observations on every page."--Christian Science Monitor

"A lively biography of Chartres Cathedral. . . . Ball's account of its construction reveals fascinating details . . . and evokes its raison d'?tre."--The New Yorker

A lively biography of Chartres Cathedral. . . . Ball s account of its construction reveals fascinating details . . . and evokes its raison d ?tre. --The New Yorker"

There is no better general introduction to the subject... [Ball s] account is bold and plausible. --Wall Street Journal"

Lively...Ball puts the fun back in medieval scholasticism...seems as much at ease on the medieval building site as in an abbey library. --Los Angeles Times"
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Philip Ball's book Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; his Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another won the UK's Aventis Prize. He is a consulting editor for Nature magazine, and he lives in London.

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  • PublisherHarperCollins
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0061154296
  • ISBN 13 9780061154294
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages322
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