Project Gutenberg 2013-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 1463 Scott, Leader 1837 1902 Baxter, Lucy The Cathedral Builders: The Story of a Great Masonic Guild Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Cathedral Builders: The Story of a Great Masonic Guild" by Leader Scott is a historical account written in the late 19th century. It explores the significant role of the Comacine Masters, a medieval guild of builders and architects, in the evolution of architecture from the decline of the Roman Empire through to the Renaissance. The book seeks to highlight the major architectural advancements made by this guild and its influence throughout Europe during the dark centuries of art history. At the start of the book, the author introduces the historical context of Italian art and the gap between the ancient classical style and the rise of the Renaissance. Scott emphasizes that the Comacine Masters, based in the region around Lake Como, were instrumental in preserving and developing architectural knowledge during this time. He discusses the guild's origins, its organization, and its importance in various church-building efforts across Italy and beyond, presenting them as the vital link between ancient artistic traditions and the flourishing of Gothic architecture. The opening establishes a framework for examining how these builders adapted their skills and influenced the architectural styles found in different regions, while also serving as a precursor to later chapters that dive deeper into specific historical developments and contributions of the guild. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Church architecture Cathedrals Guilds NA Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Architecture 1084083 2025-08-17T06:02:15.875753 text/html 1051617 2024-10-23T14:02:37 text/html 5863522 2025-08-17T06:02:36.576518 application/epub+zip 5878625 2025-08-17T06:02:21.765646 application/epub+zip 461509 2025-08-17T06:02:19.289651 application/epub+zip 6288461 2025-08-17T06:02:45.732220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6236968 2025-08-17T06:02:34.395537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 753076 2022-09-19T08:52:41.353864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899055 2025-08-17T06:02:12.988817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 879083 2024-10-23T14:02:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17169 2025-08-17T06:02:45.883971 application/rdf+xml 18940 2025-08-17T06:02:19.911619 image/jpeg 4351 2025-08-17T06:02:19.598616 image/jpeg 5704082 2025-08-17T06:02:16.142624 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia