Note 13 — Chapter I · What Is Gothic Architecture?[3]
Reading edition
E. Viollet-le-Duc, Dictionnaire raisonné de l’architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle (Paris, 1875), 11 vols.; Anthyme Saint-Paul, Viollet-le-Duc et son système archéologique (Tours, 1881). The masterly technical knowledge of M. Viollet-le-Duc did much to remove the stigma of caprice and extravagance which the neo-classic age had fixed on Gothic art. It is a pity that the pioneer who struck good blows for the rehabilitation of Gothic should have jeopardized the permanence of his work by giving free rein to his personal prejudices.