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Title: Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg

Author: Anonymous

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The Cathedral of Strasburg

[Illustration]

Strasburg
A. Vix & Cie
Publishers

[Illustration: Death of the Virgin Maria.]

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CATHEDRAL OF STRASBURG

Twenty fourth Edition

Strasburg
Published by A. Vix & Cie
31, Place de la Cathedrale
1922.

[Illustration: The interior of the Cathedral.]

[Illustration]

I. HISTORY

Among the wonderful monuments to which the religious art of the
middle ages has given rise and which will for ever excite the
admiration of men, the church of _Notre-Dame_ or Cathedral of
Strasburg occupies one of the first ranks. By its dimensions, the
richness of the ornaments and figures that adorn its exterior, by
the majesty of its nave, and by its light steeple, which towers
towards Heaven with as much grace as boldness