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The Age of the Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420

Recognizing that a work of art is the product of a particular time and place as much as it is the creation of an individual, Duby provides a sweeping survey of the changing mentalities of the Middle Ages as reflected in the art and architecture of the period.

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"If Age of the Cathedralshas a fault, it is that Professor Duby knows too much, has too many new ideas and takes such a delight in setting them out. . . insights whiz to and fro like meteorites."—John Russell, New York Times Book Review

Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 318 pages

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