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illustratus · 7 months

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Forecourt of a Gothic Cathedral by Moonlight

by Carl Gustav Carus

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uwmspeccoll · 2 years

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Milestone Monday

On this date, October 24 in 1260, Chartres Cathedral, which had begun reconstruction after a fire in 1194, was consecrated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979, this much-visited cathedral is well-preserved and restored, with the majority of the original stained glass windows still intact, and with only minor changes in the architecture since the early 13th century. Its west entrance is dominated by two spires, one built in 1160 that survived the fire, the other that includes an early 16th-century Flamboyant Gothic addition. Its three great façades are adorned with hundreds of sculpted figures illustrating key theological themes and narratives.

To commemorate its consecration 762 years ago, we are showing photographs of Chartres Cathedral by American artist Samuel Chamberlain (1895-1975), reproduced as photogravures for the 1957 Limited Editions Club production of Henry Adams’s tourist-journal style narrative Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres, printed at the Press of A. Colish in an edition of 1500 copies signed by the artist.

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#milestone monday #milestones #Chartres Cathedral #World Heritage Site #gothic cathedrals #gothic architecture #Samuel Chamberlain #photographs #photogravures #Henry Adams #Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres #Limited Editions Club #Press of A. Colish #fine press books

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royllowarch · 1 year

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Salisbury Cathedral by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Travelled up to Salisbury today to revisit the wonderful cathedral. It has the tallest spire in the United Kingdom. I climbed to the top of the spire last time I visited back in 2014. The tower is not open at the moment due to Covid-19 rules on social distancing. Salisbury cathedral is one of our newer Norman cathedrals as it was not built until 1220AD. Sadly the weather today as you can see was cloudy and overcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Cathedral

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fotograrte · 1 month

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(vía Catedral de Segovia, vista general / Segovia’s Cathedral, general view | FOTOGRARTE)

#Archivodelblog #Blogarchives #Arquitectura #Architecture #España #Spain #catedrales #Catedrales Católicas #Cathedrals #Catholic Cathedrals #Siglo XVI #Gótico #16th century #Gothic Cathedrals

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hildegardladyofbones · 8 months

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I know death note deserves many criticisms but something I haven't seen anyone else point out is that this show would have benefited greatly from having gothic cathedrals. I think there should've been AT LEAST one scene in a gothic cathedral. I know there probably aren't any in Japan but idc. If it had more gothic cathedrals I would have given this show a 10/10 but oh well, just another lost opportunity for religious references

#you couldve pulled a jesus and whatever the fuck that guys name was #judah?#wait lemme google #oh its judaS #judah is from bojack horseman #death note #gothic #gothic cathedrals

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theseimmortalcoils · 11 months

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