Cathedral Cities Of France

By Herbert Menzies Marshall, Hester Marshall, Marshall

Book Overview

A quiet, reverent invitation to travel through stone and story. A city-by-city odyssey through France's great cathedrals, where every nave and lantern shows how faith, art, and daily life once mingled. Herbert Marshall's historical travelogue is more than a guide; it is an illuminated conversation between traveller and cathedral towns. The book blends architectural travel writing with thoughtful essays on medieval architecture themes, offering a clear, immersive portrait of fifteen or so sacred towns. It reads as a durable city guide essay for curious wanderers and as a scholarly companion for classroom study resource among nineteenth century france and european travel anthology streams alike. The prose is accessible, gently lyrical, and quietly precise, inviting casual readers and classic-literature collectors to linger over religious heritage sites and the lived atmosphere of historic streets. This edition-restored for today's and future generations-reclaims a work out of print for decades. More than a reprint, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, perfect for anyone drawn to france cathedral towns or illuminated illustrated architectural tours. It serves as both a practical tourist reading guide and a thoughtful cultural archive, offering enduring value to readers who relish precise observation, historical context, and the romance of travel through time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354846629
• ISBN13: 9789354846625
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"