ABSTRACT

FRA:-!KL'smassivestudy 1ofGothicisa

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onofGothicasawholesinceSuger"~ .As such,thestudvtendstowardsthehistorian'~. orperhapshistoriographer's,approach,inthat theprimequestionposedis''Whatdidcontemporaryarchitectsthinktheyweredoing?", coupledwithdiscussionofwhatarthistorians thoughtthatcontemporaryarchitectsthought theyweredoing.