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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
Chapter 1: Gothic Cathedrals
What is “Gothic”design?
How the cathedrals came to be built: A project for all
Chapter 2: Uses of a Cathedral
Music in the cathedral
Chapter 3: Medieval Stonemasons and Guilds
Chapter 4: East Meets West
Chapter 5: Geometry, Mazes, and Labyrinths
Mazes and Labyrinth Patterns in Ornamental Gardens
Chapter 6: Wonders of Light
Chapter 7: Bejeweled Wonders in Stained Glass
Chapter 8: Sculpted Marvels in Stone and Wood
Chapter 9: “On the Road”
Medieval travel in general: methods
Chapter 10: “For pilgrims are we all”
What happened once you finally got to your pilgrimage destination?
Saints and medieval society
Relics in the High Middle Ages: an introduction
Black Madonna shrines and healing
Seeds of corruption grow
Secular travel: the medieval merchants
Pilgrimage and travel today
Appendix 1: Map of the Primary Cities in Europe with Gothic Cathedrals
Appendix 2: A Timeline of Construction of the major Gothic cathedrals in France, England, Germany, Italy, and Spain
Cathedrals of France
Cathedrals of England
Cathedrals of Germany
Cathedrals of Italy and Spain
Appendix 3: Black Madonna-related sites to visit in Western Europe
Appendix 4: Mary Magdalene-related sites to visit in Western Europe
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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