ABSTRACT
Sincethetitleofmypaperwouldallowamultitudeofpossibleapproaches,mayI beginbydefiningmycurrentconcernswiththisall-embracingtheme?Ishould liketoaddressthequestionofhowwedealwiththeissueofcontext:howweattempttograpplewiththerelationshipofthecathedraltothesocialandvisualfabricofthemedievalcity.Andhowwe,twentieth-centuryvisitors,mayperceivethe monument-whatforcescometoplayaswewalkthroughtheedifice.Then,finally,inathree-partstructure,Iwillcomebacktorevisittheproblemofcontext.
