Notre-Dame : a short history of the meaning of cathedrals / Ken Follett.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Viking, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 62 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781984880253
- 198488025X
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | NonFiction | 726.6094 F667 | Available | 33111009540085 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Something priceless was dying in front of our eyes. The feeling was bewildering, as if the earth was shaking." --Ken Follett
"[A] treasure of a book." -- The New Yorker
In this short, spellbinding book, international bestselling author Ken Follett describes the emotions that gripped him when he learned about the fire that threatened to destroy one of the greatest cathedrals in the world--the Notre-Dame de Paris. Follett then tells the story of the cathedral, from its construction to the role it has played across time and history, and he reveals the influence that the Notre-Dame had upon cathedrals around the world and on the writing of one of Follett's most famous and beloved novels, The Pillars of the Earth .
Ken Follett will donate his proceeds from this book to the charity La Fondation du Patrimoine.
Translated from French
"First published in France in paperback by Robert Laffont, Paris, in 2019"--Title page verso.
In this short, spellbinding book, international bestselling author Ken Follett describes the emotions that gripped him when he learned about the fire that threatened to destroy one of the greatest cathedrals in the world--the Notre-Dame de Paris. Follett then tells the story of the cathedral, from its construction to the role it has played across time and history, and he reveals the influence that the Notre-Dame had upon cathedrals around the world and on the writing of one of Follett's most famous and beloved novels, The Pillars of the Earth.
"A nonfiction book exploring the history, cultural significance, and meaning of the Notre Dame cathedral, based on a 9,000 word essay that the author wrote"-- Provided by publisher.