Inscribed First Edition - Gold was the Mortar: The Economics of Cathedral Building by Henry Kraus (1979) Vintage Hardcover Book
Inscribed First Edition - Gold was the Mortar: The Economics of Cathedral Building by Henry Kraus (1979) Vintage Hardcover Book
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“A cathedral was terribly costly, a truly stupendous financial undertaking for its time.”
Kraus’s comprehensive study of the details of financing the building of the medieval cathedrals at Paris, Amiens, Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg, York, Poitiers and Rouen.
London et al: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1979. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Quarto. 292 pages. Dust jacket in near fine condition. Boards clean and bright with some bumping to corners. Slight crushing at spine ends. Binding tight and square. Pages clear. Inscribed by author on half title page. Clean copy.