ABSTRACT
FRA:-!KL'smassivestudy 1ofGothicisa
completesurvey"ofwhathasbeen thoughtandwrittenaboutthephenomen-
onofGothicasawholesinceSuger"~ .As such,thestudvtendstowardsthehistorian'~. orperhapshistoriographer's,approach,inthat theprimequestionposedis''Whatdidcontemporaryarchitectsthinktheyweredoing?", coupledwithdiscussionofwhatarthistorians thoughtthatcontemporaryarchitectsthought theyweredoing.