MÂLE (Émile); DEVINOY (Pierre), photographs by Chartres - Lot 174

MÂLE (Émile); DEVINOY (Pierre), photographs by Chartres Paris, Flammarion. A beautiful reference work devoted to Chartres Cathedral, a major monument of French Gothic art. The text by Émile Mâle, a member of the Académie française and one of the greatest historians of religious art, is accompanied by 146 photographs by Pierre Devinoy, which capture the architectural and spiritual grandeur of the building with remarkable sensitivity. The book explores the cathedral’s iconographic themes, monumental sculpture, famous stained-glass windows, and architecture, while highlighting its fundamental role in the history of medieval thought. The black-and-white photographs particularly emphasize the volumes, light, and power of the interior spaces. A now-classic publication on one of the absolute masterpieces of French cultural heritage. In-4, 146 photographs in the text.