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9780810944367
"Huge color spreads of castles in breathtaking landscapes, glowing stained-glass windows and jewellike illuminated manuscripts emphasize a worldly splendor antithetical to the Cistercians' minimalist aesthetic. Along with all the expected Notre-Dames, this lush production includes several surprises, including the Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune, founded in 1443. With its roof and pinnacles covered in wildly patterned multicolored tiles, it resembles some flying Oriental carpet inexplicably come to rest in Burgundy.Minne-Seve, Viviane is the author of 'Romanesque and Gothic France Architecture and Sculpture' with ISBN 9780810944367 and ISBN 0810944367.
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