Great cathedrals / Bernhard Schütz ; with photographs by Albert Hirmer, Florian Monheim, Joseph Martin ; [translated from the German by Translate-A-Book]

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy quarter leather over picture printed boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 472 p. : ill. (some col.), map, plans ; 34 cm. Notes; English translation of: Grosse Kathedralen des Mittelalters. Includes bibliographical references (p. 467) and index. Translated from the German. Summary; From Chartres to the cathedral of Florence, this volume covers the major Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals in France, England, Germany, Italy and Spain. Over 300 photographs showing the cathedrals inside and out, including close-up architectural and sculptural details and an authoritative text, combine to produce a survey of these buildings. Biography; Bernhard Schutz is a professor of architectural history at the University of Munich, specializing in the Middle Ages and the Baroque and Romantic periods. This will be his first book in English. Subjects; Cathedrals — Europe. Architecture, Medieval. Architecture, Gothic. Architecture, Romanesque — Europe. Architecture, Gothic — Europe. Religious buildings ; Photographs: collections ; Christianity. Architecture / Buildings / Religious. Architecture / History / General. Architecture, Gothic. ; Architecture, Medieval. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.