This first paperback facsimile of the classic 1913 edition includes thirteen photographs and numerous illustrations of the great cathedrals of Northern France. Henry Adams referred to this book as "A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity," and its expansive scope, together with the author's deep understanding of the period, makes it a classic in art history as well as in American literature. He wrote, "I wanted to show the intensity of the vital energy of a given time, and of course that intensity had to be stated in its two highest terms-religion and art."

Henry Adams' record of...

The free city of a walled town is the author's solution to doing away with the destructive effects of imperialism and materialism. "The next manifestation of monasticism should already be showing itself .. There will be groups of natural families, father, mother and children, entering into a communal but not by any means 'communistic' life, within those Walled Towns they will create for themselves, in the midst of the world but not of it." Ralph Adams Cram, born in 1863, was considered America's greatest church architect. He was also an editor, art critic, poet, and designer. The work of his...

This volume contains a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of Japanese architecture through the ages - with information on temples, shrines, domestic buildings, and much more. "Impressions Of Japanese Architecture and the Allied Arts" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the development of Japanese architecture, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: The Genius of Japanese Art, The Early Architecture of Japan, The Later Architecture of Japan, Temples and Shrines, Temple Gardens, Domestic Interiors,...

Ralph Adams Cram (1863 - 1942) was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic style. His firm's winning of the United States Military Academy at West Point project in 1902 was a major milestone in their career. Cram accepted the commission for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. For seven years he headed the Architectural Department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Towards the Great Peace was first published in 1922. Lectures in this collection include A world at the crossroads -- A working philosophy -- The social...

Shadows Gothic and Grotesque collects two lesser-known supernatural anthologies from the late 1890s. Ralph Adams Cram's Black Spirits and White includes six stories of haunted and sometimes deadly places. James Platt's Tales of the Supernatural gives a different perspective on wizardry, and the dangerous consequences of dealing with dark powers.