The Cathedral: The Social and Architectural Dynamics of Construction (Cambridge Studies in the History of Architecture)

The popular image of the traditional western city has usually been dominated by the cathedral, whose sheer size seemed to create an isolated physical and spiritual focal point. In this iconoclastic study, the author sets out to reverse some of the romantic myths which have accrued about the medieval cathedral, in particular that the cathedral was a separate entity, self-sufficient, sublime and apart.Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain is the author of 'The Cathedral: The Social and Architectural Dynamics of Construction (Cambridge Studies in the History of Architecture)', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521411189 and ISBN 0521411181.