Historic Churches Of Paris

Hardcover reprint of the original 1896 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Lonergan, Walter F. Historic Churches of Paris. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Lonergan, Walter F. Historic Churches of Paris, . London Downey & Co., Limited, 1896. Subject: Church Buildings France Paris

Excerpt from Historic Churches of Paris Own monuments to Show the skill of the early French architects and sculptors, but in Paris, the cathedral, the chapel of the Law Courts, and, to a large extent, the elegant edifice of St. Denis, are the only structures produced by the genius of the soil, untrammelled by the necessity of imitating Greek temples or Roman basilicas at the bidding or command of Royal or Imperial patrons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The first contemporary, illustrated English-language book to reflect the history and beauty of Parisian churches.

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