Designs and Ornaments from the Chapels of Notre Dame

by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc and Maurice Ouradou

Book Overview

Architect and theorist Eug ne-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-79), a prominent leader in the French Gothic Revival, was active in the restoration of medieval buildings. In 1845 he undertook one of the greatest projects in the history of restoration: the cleansing and restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. For the next twenty-three years he labored at his task, returning the cathedral to its original beauty and charm.
This volume is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486840506
• ISBN13: 9780486840505
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.9"