“The cathedral never ceases to fascinate and question our curiosity. But who knows its mysteries and secrets hidden in the stone?
This work is above all a true guide intended to explain what is represented on the outside, as well as on the inside. You will thus be able to enter into the intimacy of the cathedral.
With the cathedral, it is possible to approach all areas of knowledge: history, architecture, archaeology, iconography, the Bible, artistic trends, the economic field, the meaning of art Gothic, financial and legal questions, the functioning of the Grand Chapter through the numerous epitaphs, the episcopal function, relations between the State and the cathedral, the Foundation of the Œuvre Notre-Dame, but also astrology and astronomy.
The particularity of this book is to allow you to discover its decor, the meaning of its sculptures and its stained glass windows, to provide reading keys necessary to understand the different facets of this building, but also to decipher the mentality of the Middle Ages, its beliefs, with its shadows and its lights. The demon appears often and his representations never cease to question us. It is a surprising journey into the universe of the past to shed light on the world of today.
Many news stories have punctuated its long history. A forgotten assassination occurred inside the cathedral and will have great architectural significance. Profanations occurred. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was threatened with fatal collapse, and will be saved. In short, the cathedral has experienced many vicissitudes.”
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