Mont-Saint-Michel : Immensity Hardback
by Olivier Meriel
Hardback
Description
The photographer's eye offers a unique view of this great monument, placed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 1979, which stands on a rocky islet on the bay of the same name at the mouth of the river Couesnon in Normandy.
Once known as Mont Tombe, it was consecrated to the worship of the archangel Michael in 708 with the construction of a small oratory.
In 966, Richard I, Duke of Normandy, founded the Benedictine monastery.
A few years later, in 1017, abbot Hildebert II began the great construction project, but because of economic difficulties, it was not completed until 1502, five centuries later.
A ring wall surrounds the town, traversed by a single road lined with dwellings, most of which date back to the 15th and 16th centuries.
The monastery stands on the top of the rock with the abbey in the middle.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:104 pages, 45 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Five Continents Editions
- Publication Date:01/01/2019
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- ISBN:9788874392841
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:104 pages, 45 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Five Continents Editions
- Publication Date:01/01/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9788874392841
