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Title Of Article Chaper
The choir of the Church of St.-Pierre, Cathedral of Beauvais: A study of Gothic architectural planning and constructional chronology in its historical context
Title Of Journal Book
The art bulletin
Volume
62
Issue
4
Pages
533-551
Collation
Illus.
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A study of the cause of the collapse in 1284, 12 years after its inauguration, of Beauvais Cathedral, which marked the end of the High Gothic Period. Diagrams and elevations are included depicting the defects which were due to different building programs during construction of the Cathedral. There are also photographs showing the repairs evident in the present building. -- AATA
pub_id
23311