Gold was the mortar : the economics of cathedral building / Henry Kraus.
Originally published in 1979, Gold Was the Mortar details the financing and the building of the medieval cathedrals at Paris, Amiens, Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg, York, Poitiers and Rouen. The book examines the raising of funds and their expenditure, not only on the Cathedrals themselves, but also on...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London ; Boston :
Routledge & Kegan Paul,
1979.
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Paris: the golden legend
- Amiens: cathedral and commune
- Toulouse: orphan cathedral
- Lyon: the bridge to France
- Strasbourg: the burgher-builders
- York: pride, greed and charity
- Poitiers: old style versus nwe
- Rouen: the wages of submission.