Kraus, Henry.

Gold was the mortar : the economics of cathedral building / Henry Kraus - London ; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, c1979 - xv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


1. Paris: The golden legend -- 2. Amien: cathedral and commune -- 3. Toulouse: orphan cathedral -- 4. Lyon: the bridge to France -- 5. Strasbourg: the Burgher-Builders -- 6. York: pride, greed and charity -- 7. Poitiers: old style versus new -- 8. Rouen: the wages of submission -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index.

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CATHEDRALS--FRANCE.
CATHEDRALS--ENGLAND--YORK
CHURCH FUND RAISING--HISTORY.

HD 9715 .K73 1979