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Introduction The Gothic Age                  "As the third year that followed the year on thousand grew near, there was to be seen over almost all the earth, but especially in Italy and in Gaul, a great renewal of church buildings; each Christian community was driven by a spirit of rivalry to have a more glorious church than the others. It was as if the world had shaken itself, and casting off its old garments, had dressed …

…Alain Erlande                  Translated from French by Rosemary Stone Hewer                  ©1993 Gallimard-- English Translation ©1995 By Harry N.                                    Abrahms New York and Thames and Hudson Led., London                  Beverly Hills Public Library 726.6 Cathedral: The Story of It's Construction By David Macaulay                           © 1973 Houlton Mufflin Inc. Boston                  Crespi Carmalite High School 726.6Mac Churches: Their Plan and Furnishing By Peter F. Anson                  ©1948 By the Bruce Publishing Co.                  Crespi Carmalite High School 726.1Ans Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia, Macintosh Edition                  ©1992 Compton's NewMedia, Inc. Version 1.00M