The Story of CHARTRES by C e c i l H e a d l a m Illustrated by H. Railton etc.
Reading edition
London: J. M. Dent & Co. Aldine House, 29 and 30 Bedford Street Covent Garden W.C. 1902
‘Quae qui non vidit jam similia non videbit, non solum ibi, sed in totá Francia.’
‘La vile esteit mult bone, de grande antiquité, Iglise i aveit bele, de grant anctorité; De la sainte Virge Marie mère de Dé I esteit la kemise tenue en grant chierté.’ Robert Wace (Roman du Rou).
‘The most wonderful thing in France.’ James Russell Lowell.
‘Notre-dame de Chartres! A world to explore, as if one explored the entire Middle Ages.’ Walter Pater.
TO MY FRIEND GEORGE MONTAGU IN MEMORY OF DAYS IN THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW