The Book: Beautifully illustrated with 173 color plates and photographs, this is an introduction to Gothic architecture and a personal tour of each cathedral that gives the reader and visitor a vivid and practical approach to appreciating these great buildings. The author shows the inquisitive traveler how the great cathedrals were built, where we might sit or stand while contemplating various aspects of the interior, how to relate the exterior with flying buttresses to the interior structure, and how to recognize the incredible ingenuity and experimentation that caused Gothic architecture to sweep across northern Euorpe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
paperback - 6.5" x 9" - 214 pages
The Author: Stan Parry was educated at San Francisco State University and the University of California; he has been traveling to France for fifteen years to pursue his interest in Gothic architecture.
