Project Gutenberg 2020-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 739 Bond, Francis 1850 1918 88953058 English Cathedrals Illustrated Second and Revised Edition E-text prepared by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "English Cathedrals Illustrated" by Francis Bond is a detailed architectural account written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the English cathedrals, exploring their history, design evolution, and the reasons behind various architectural changes. Through a biographical approach, it seeks to uncover the narratives of these monumental structures, enhancing the understanding of their significance in English heritage. The opening of the work introduces the central thesis that studying cathedrals chronologically, as is often done, is insufficient; instead, one should understand the causes and circumstances that led to alterations in their design. The author stresses that many changes were driven by practical needs rather than mere aesthetic preferences, including increased capacity for pilgrimages and improvements in lighting. This method of exploration invites readers to appreciate the cathedrals not just as buildings but as historical artifacts that reflect the times and needs of the communities they served. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Cathedrals -- England Cathedrals -- Wales NA Text Category: History - British Category: Architecture 684270 2025-07-25T09:03:57.227146 text/html 648915 2024-10-18T08:11:38 text/html 6244538 2025-07-25T09:04:09.411072 application/epub+zip 6239144 2025-07-25T09:03:59.867173 application/epub+zip 348233 2025-07-25T09:03:58.421160 application/epub+zip 6389149 2025-07-25T09:04:15.801078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6322228 2025-07-25T09:04:07.793104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453363 2022-09-28T18:21:57.968836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586896 2025-07-25T09:03:55.548143 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 566959 2024-10-18T08:11:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16075 2025-07-25T09:04:15.964045 application/rdf+xml 11271 2025-07-25T09:03:58.556108 image/jpeg 2132 2025-07-25T09:03:58.488122 image/jpeg 5936973 2025-07-25T09:03:57.656174 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