Cathedrals and Castles [antikvár]

13''As the third year that followed the year one thousand drew 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 itself again in every part in a white robe of churches.''Raoul Glaber, Historia, c. 1003CHAPTER IA NEW WORLDGothic and Romanesque building sites are shown in detail in manuscript illuminations. The 15th-century picture opposite illustrates all the stages in building, from mixing the mortar to laying the tiles on the roof. Right: A temple under construction.