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A collection of essays and travel sketches that explore medieval European art and architecture, emphasizing Gothic cathedrals, stained glass, sculpture, and devotional imagery. The author combines on-site description of cathedrals, chapels, abbeys, and regional churches with reflections on mysticism, the practices of medieval sculptors and illuminators, manuscript art, and funerary monuments. Practical itineraries and numerous illustrations supplement historical notes and personal recollections, presenting visual culture and religious sensibility of the Middle Ages in accessible, anecdotal form.
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