The Royal Abbey Of Saint-denis In The Time Of Abbot Suger
by Jane Hayward /
2013 / English / PDF
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St Denis was the burial place of French kings for over 800 years. Though the original church was built around 800 AD, its most notable architectural features were added when the east and west ends were rebuilt by Abbot Suger in 1141-44. The revolutionary vaulting and construction techniques used at this time make it the first Gothic Church. St Denis is also important to art historians because there is a detailed first person accounts of this reconstruction by Abbot Suger these accounts give very valuable information about medieval financial, organizational and construction techniques and about the values and attitudes of medieval patrons.
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