“Probably the most readable and successful work of the kind ever attempted. It has been through many editions, and its popularity remains unimpaired. The work is charming in manner and carries with it the impress of accuracy and careful investigation.
“Mrs. Elliot’s is an anecdotal history of the French Court from Francis I to Louis XIV. She has conveyed a vivid idea of the personalities touched upon, and her book contains a great deal of genuine vitality.”—Detroit Free Press
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York London
By Elise W. Rose and Vida Hunt Francis
Cathedrals and Cloisters
of the Isle-de-France
(Including Bourges, Troyes, Auxerre, Reims and Rouen)
In Two Volumes
Cathedrals and Cloisters of
Midland France
Burgundy, Savoy, Dauphiné, Auvergne, Aquitaine
In Two Volumes
Cathedrals and Cloisters of
the South of France
Provence, Languedoc, Gascony
In Two Volumes
Each Set of Two Volumes Contains over 200 Illustrations
(some in Photogravure) from Original Photographs,
Per set (of 2 Vols.), $5.00 net
These volumes are the fruit of many successive summers spent in wanderings in “rare unspoiled France,” where the tourist and his suit-case are practically unknown.
With pen and camera the authors picture the Cathedrals of France, presenting the views of the consecrated structures as they appear to-day and telling their life story, with its drama and its glory in the days of old, before secularism sought to lay its paralyzing hand upon them.
“One of the best books we have read for many a day.... Interesting in its material and information and charming in its method of presentation.... To lovers and students of architecture, the illustrations in these beautiful volumes will be found more attractive than the letterpress, and this is itself a charming quality.”—London Spectator.