WRITTEN IN FRENCH
As the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris in April 2019 so cruelly reminded us, the cathedral is a living being in its own right. Made of stone, wood, iron, lead and glass, it has a birth certificate, and its long life will be punctuated by slow evolutions and major upheavals, to the point...
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WRITTEN IN FRENCH
As the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris in April 2019 so cruelly reminded us, the cathedral is a living being in its own right. Made of stone, wood, iron, lead and glass, it has a birth certificate, and its long life will be punctuated by slow evolutions and major upheavals, to the point that if maintenance and restoration are not intelligently implemented, it could disappear...
François Icher, a historian specializing in the guild system, invites us to discover these majestic buildings and the men who wanted and built them. This book, without any philosophical or religious consideration, aims to embrace the context of these extraordinary construction sites, where the spiritual, political, economic, social and technical aspects are mixed. A journey to the time of the cathedrals to better understand the issues and challenges of conservation today.
French
224 pages
Éditions de La Martinière
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