Mont-Saint-Michel: Immensity

by Olivier Mériel and Olivier Mriel

The photographer's eye offers a unique view of this great monument, placed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 1979, which stands on a rocky islet on the bay of the same name at the mouth of the river Couesnon in Normandy. Once known as Mont Tombe, it was consecrated to the worship of the archangel Michael in 708 with the construction of a small oratory. In 966, Richard I, Duke of Normandy, founded the Benedictine monastery. A few years later, in 1017,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8874392842
• ISBN13: 9788874392841
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.3" x 9.7"