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Henry Adams.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres.
Published New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1959 (text originally issued privately, 1904; first publication was 1913).
[No ISBN].
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printed in the USA.
Size: 104×180×27mm.
Page count: xvi,455pp; 3 pages of monochrome plates.
Main languages: English; French quotations usually have a translation alongside; those from other languages vary, some are not translated.
Overall condition fair: this copy has some creasing on its covers and spine; page edges a bit grubby; text appears to be free of marking.

This item £6.00
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(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 282g.

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Contents: St. Michel de la Mer del Peril; Chanson de Roland; The Merveille; Normandy & Île de France; Towers & portals; Virgin of Chartres; Roses & apses; 12th‑c. glass; The legendary windows; Court of the Queen of Heaven; The 3 queens; Nicolette & Marion; Miracles de Notre Dame; Abélard; The mystics; St. Thomas Aquinas.

Illustrations: 10 text figures, 3 pages of plates, all monochrome
Maps & plans: no

Introduction: by Ralph Adams Cram, 4pp
Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: 3
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: no
Index: yes

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