Cathedrals and Castles: Building in the Middle Ages
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| Author | Alain Erlande-Brandenburg |
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| Original title | Quand les cathédrales étaient peintes |
| Translator | Rosemary Stonehewer |
| Language | French |
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Release number | 180th in collection |
| Subject | Medieval architecture |
| Genre | Nonfiction monograph |
| Publisher | FR: Éditions Gallimard US: Harry N. Abrams UK: Thames & Hudson |
Publication date | 15 September 1993 20 May 2009 (new ed.) |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1995 |
| Media type | Print (paperback & hardcover) |
| Pages | 176 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-2-07-053234-6 (first edition) |
| Preceded by | Le Corbusier : l'architecture pour émouvoir |
| Followed by | Rabelais : Rire est le propre de l'homme |
Cathedrals and Castles: Building in the Middle Ages (UK title: The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages; French: Quand les cathédrales étaient peintes, lit. 'When the Cathedrals were Painted') is a 1993 illustrated monograph on medieval architecture, mostly church architecture, and its building technology. Written by French art historian Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, and published by Éditions Gallimard as the 180th volume in their "Découvertes" collection.