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	Beauvais - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beauvais is a town and commune of northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Oise département.
		Beauvais was known to the Romans as Caesaromagnus (though the post-Renaissance Latin rendering is Bellovacum) and took its present name from the Belgic tribe of the Bellovaci, whose capital it was.
		Beauvais lies at the foot of wooded hills on the left bank of the Thérain at its confluence with the Avelon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beauvais (759 words)

	Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais is a cathedral, located in Beauvais, in northern France.
		It is the cathedral of the Bishop of Beauvais-Noyons-Senlis.
		Begun in 1247, under Bishop Guillaume de Grez, an extra 16 feet were added to the height, to make it the tallest cathedral in Europe: the work was interrupted in 1284 by the collapse of some of the vaulting of the choir.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cath%C3%A9drale_Saint-Pierre_de_Beauvais (389 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Beauvais
		A council convoked at Beauvais by Charles the Bald, in 845, elected Hincmar Archbishop of Reims.
		Being Count of Beauvais from 1013, and Peer of France from the twelfth century, the Bishop of Beauvais wore the royal mantle at the coronation of the Kings of France; it was he, who, with the Bishop of Langres, was wont to raise the king from his throne to present him to his people.
		The medieval Cathedrals of Beauvais and Senlis are inferior in point of interest to that of Noyon, which is one of the most beautiful monuments of the twelfth century.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02377c.htm (698 words)

	Rent a Car in France > Beauvais Airport
		Beauvais is only one hour from Paris by train, and Beauvais airport is popular with discount flight operators who fly there from the UK and Europe.
		The population of Beauvais circa 1990 was in the region of 56,278.
		Beauvais was the centre of the Jacquerie revolt in 1358, and in 1472 its citizens resisted Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
	www.sunwheels.com /car-hire/france_beauvais_airport.htm (648 words)

	Beauvais Cathedral - excerpt from the Newcomen Society's Transactions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The paper "Beauvais Cathedral" by Jacques Heyman MA, PhD, FSA, FICE, is published in the Transactions of the Newcomen Society, 1967-68 Vol 40.
		In these passages he discusses the rules by which Gothic cathedrals were built and the deterioration in design towards the end of the Gothic period which contributed to the collapse of Beauvais.
		It is fashionable to deny that Gothic became decadent in the second half of the thirteenth century, and to assert that the cathedrals of Amiens, of Beauvais, and, perhaps, of Cologne, were not the supreme achievements of the discipline.
	www.newcomen.com /excerpts/beauvais.htm (912 words)

	France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The builders of Beauvais aimed for the heavens, pushing their engineering skills to the limit and erecting their high stone ceiling 157 feet up in the air--a full fifty feet beyond the ceiling at Notre Dame in Paris.
		These stunning views into Beauvais' nave and vaulted ceiling show how fragile the architectural structure had become, as this cathedral thrusts upward with what seems to be skeletal, web-like supports, allowing the viewer to feel as if he/she had been transported to a heavenly world, far from this ordinary life on earth.
		In the picture at left, which shows the web of buttresses ("flying buttresses") extending from the body of the church to support the walls, we are looking at the altar end of the church only--the long nave (which should appear at the far left of the church) was never built.
	staff.bcc.edu /jyantz/France.html (460 words)

	Murray, S.: Beauvais Cathedral: Architecture of Transcendence.
		Intended by medieval builders to be the greatest of the High Gothic cathedrals, Saint-Pierre Beauvais has achieved notoriety among historians because it was indeed the tallest structure of its kind and because it collapsed.
		This book relates the extraordinary story of the cathedral which, despite the collapses of its 150-foot high choir in 1284 and its crossing tower in 1573, has managed to withstand a series of natural and political catastrophes that have ravaged the surrounding town throughout the past seven hundred years.
		In employing a new understanding of the process of design and construction, Murray shows that the Beauvais cathedral was the product not of one single sublime vision but of the conflict arising from several distinct artistic perspectives that may have led to the creation of a basically flawed overall structure.
	pup.princeton.edu /titles/4474.html (216 words)

	St. Pierre de Beauvis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Built in front of the former Carolingian cathedral, the imposing dimensions of the Cathedral of Beauvais, constructed in 10th century, give an idea of the former power of the Episcopal city.
		The feat of architect Martin Chambiges was to have skilfully harmonised both parts of the cathedral that suffered a number of disasters during its history.
		Cathedral Saint-Pierre de Beauvais is located on the 60km south of Paris.
	www.geocities.com /deblaputal/beauvais_info.html (291 words)

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		In common with the majority of the European cathedrals of the Middle Ages, Chartres is chiefly composed of simple geometric patterns that are repeated and elaborated to form the complex structure and yet give the impression of simplicity, balance and harmony.
		As the great cathedrals of medieval Europe are but the totality and integration of very simple geometric figures, so the Thirty-second Degree is the pinnacle of the Rite, being the totality and integration of the symbols of the Degrees which have preceded it.
		The result of union is Harmony; for the cathedral, it is aesthetic Harmony, pleasing the eye and uplifting the spirit; for the Thirtysecond Degree, it is philosophical Harmony, enriching the mind and elevating the soul to the contemplation of spiritual ideas.
	home1.gte.net /vze244bj/ReadingText/Chartres.txt (1721 words)

	The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of June 12, 1893
		Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Bordeaux.
		Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Rodez.
		Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Nagyvárad.
	www.fiu.edu /~mirandas/bios1893-ii.htm (835 words)

	Cothren, M.: Picturing the Celestial City: The Medieval Stained Glass of Beauvais Cathedral.
		The cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Beauvais, France, is most famous as a failure--its choir vaults came crashing down in 1284--and only secondarily for its soaring beauty.
		The reader is transported back in history, gaining fascinating insight into what the glazing of Beauvais actually would have looked like as well as what it would have communicated to those who frequented the cathedral.
		Beauvais is one of the great French Gothic cathedrals discussed in every architectural survey--the tallest and the 'final' one of the series, its audacity checkmated by the collapse of the high vaults in 1284.
	www.pupress.princeton.edu /titles/8073.html (405 words)

	Beauvais (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Beauvais is a cathedral steeped in disaster.
		During the revolution the cathedral was turned into a parish church and was stripped of all of its relics, the gold and silver being sent to the mint in Paris to be melted down.
		In June of 1940 the cathedral of Beauvais was hit by five bombs, and had considerably less damage than the area around it.
	www.artist-at-large.com /beauvais.htm (1114 words)

	Beauvais Cathedral :: Rue Saint-Pierre, Beauvais, Picardie, France :: Glass Steel and Stone
		Cathedral building in medieval France was plagued by turf battles.
		At first, the cathedral was going to be a symbol of French unity and a masterpiece of architecture.
		Enthusiasm for the project declined, and while up close the cathedral is a magnificent piece of architecture, from a distance it is clearly a shell of what it could have been, lacking even a steeple.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail/644.php (360 words)

	European Adventure - The Church Tour - Beauvais
		Beauvais was the first stop on the church tour with Jonathan.
		I was first enchanted by the Beauvais cathedral during a Medieval Architecture class at Tufts.
		Beauvais shows both the ambition of the Gothic period and its limitations.
	homepage.mac.com /bpresnell/euro/page4.html (201 words)

	History of Gothic Architecture : Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais No.1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cathedral Saint-Pierre de Beaubais is located on the 60km south of Paris.
		Cathedral Saint-Pierre de Beauvais was constructed in 10th century besides of Notre-dame de Beauvais at Caroling Period.
		The construction of the choir was completed in 1272 but the vault of it had fellen down in 1284.
	web.kyoto-inet.or.jp /org/orion/eng/hst/gothic/beauvais.html (150 words)

	Beauvais decouverte
		Built in front of the old Carolingian Cathedral (work started in 1225), the Cathedral of Beauvais, with its imposing dimensions, gives an idea of the past power of the épiscopal town.
		In the Middle Ages Beauvais was one of the most important towns in the kingdom.
		Built about the same period as the gothic choir of the cathedral, a médiéval clock dating from the 14th century can be seen in the Chapel of Sainte Therese of the St Pierre Cathedral.
	www.mairie-beauvais.fr /pages/cathedrale/cathedrale2e.php (246 words)

	Beauvais on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Beauvais expects profits as America West catches up to growth.
		The choir of the Saint-Pierre cathedral at Beauvais has the highest vaulting in the world.
		L'abbÃ© Xavier Beauvais (2eD) invitant quelque 200 sans-papiers Ã quitter l'Ã©glise Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet Quelque 200.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/b/beauvais.asp (821 words)

	More High Gothic
		Not to be outdone by the architects of Chartres and Reims, the planners of the cathedral at Beauvais designed vaulting 157 feet high.
		This small church (small, compared to the preceding Gothic cathedrals) adjoining the royal palace, was designed as a private chapel for King Louis IX (later canonizes as Saint Louis) especially to house the relics he brought back after the Sixth Crusade.
		While cathedrals like these were built for the glory of God -- who could see these buttresses -- it is also true that churches such as these demonstrated civic pride.
	www.bluffton.edu /~humanities/art/gth/more.htm (516 words)

	World Monuments Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		With its five-aisled choir and transept soaring to a height of 46.5 meters, St. Pierre Cathedral is an extreme expression of Gothic enterprise.
		The unfinished portion of the cathedral was closed off with the provisional west wall that one sees today.
		Although St. Pierre survived the heavy incendiary bombing that destroyed much of Beauvais during World War II, the structure is as dangerous as it is glorious, being at risk from flaws in its original design, compounded by differential settlement of the foundation and stresses placed upon its flying buttresses from gale force winds.
	www.wmf.org /html/programs/frastp.html (312 words)

	Classical 102.1 KDFC - Music News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		To the people who lived in medieval times around Beauvais Cathedral in northern France, The Play of Daniel was as big a part of their Christmas experience as It's a Wonderful Life is to ours.
		A cathedral, in particular, could hold a large audience, and was already the focal point for the local community.
		One of the most powerful is a scene in which the choir, carrying candles, sings praise to the prophet Daniel and carries the candles one by one to the church altar, forming a row of lights that remain there until the end of the play.
	www.kdfc.com /new/music_news.cfm?id=950&rownumber=12 (741 words)

	All About Jazz \| Email This Article
		This disc is not exactly a solo bass disc (3 tracks are solo bass and one is solo cello; the rest are higher-order units) but it conveys a strong sense of single-mindedness and direction.
		“Beauvais Cathedral” stands out as something of a pre-electronica dark ambient composition, exploiting higher-order harmonics and eventually insistent tumbling treble tones in an ephemeral onrush of sound.
		Best of all, Beauvais Cathedral is a disc that reveals many layers of ideas upon repeated listening.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article_email.php?id=8843 (449 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - Saint Pierre de Beauvais/ Beauvais/ France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The cathedral of Beauvais has been a challenge for the architects of the Middle Ages, a mad project, unfinished.
		9.0 When I visited the Cathedral, I was told it had a 500 foot spire that collapsed in 1573, destroying much of the rest of the church in the process.
		Beauvais Cathedral todayThere seems little doubt, however, that had the advice of the King's masons been taken in 1571, and the crossing piers braced, the tower might be standing today.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=127186 (1387 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pierre Tarisel
		In 1500 the plan of Martin Cambiche for the restoration and decoration of the cathedral of Beauvais was submitted to him.
		There is no document to show in what year he became master-mason of the cathedral; but it seems certain beyond doubt that he fulfilled these duties in 1482-83.
		All this was the work of Tarisel, by whom the cathedral of Amiens was saved from ruin in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and which is a sufficient claim to renown.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14457a.htm (508 words)

	Press Release: Murray to Give 70th University Lecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Amiens Cathedral Imaging Project is the inaugural effort of the Media Center for Art History, founded in December 1995 with a $575,000 National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grant.
		Amiens Cathedral is studied at Columbia in Art Humanities, a course added to the 75-year-old Core Curriculum in 1947, and required of all undergraduates.
		The Amiens Cathedral Imaging Project was produced using Softimage software in the Digital Design Laboratory of Columbia University under the supervision of Eden Muir and Rory O'Neill.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/pr/96/18848.html (589 words)

	Gabion: Cracking up - Why modern architecture falls to pieces 2/3
		All connoisseurs of the over-ambitious in architecture must visit Beauvais Cathedral, north of Paris, at least once in their lives, as a Muslim must visit Mecca.
		At Beauvais, begun in 1225, the aim was to build the tallest vaults in the world - outshining Notre Dame, Chartres, and the rest.
		It is significant that Golding lived in the shadow of Salisbury Cathedral: the spire of Salisbury, finished in 1380 with few of the problems that afflicted its fictional counterpart, in its way the answer to Beauvais.
	www.hughpearman.com /articles/cwa15a.htm (665 words)

	Living Poetry: April 2005
		The Beauvais Cathedral (the St. Pierre de Beauvais) is a thirteenth century cathedral in Beauvais, France.
		The reflection of the cathedral, encapsulated in a tiny, mirrored image, still retains the power to connect the speaker with the object.
		So the speaker is not actually experiencing viewing the cathedral; he is viewing a representation of it; but even the representation has power and value, because it allows us, if only "for a moment," to connect with the experience.
	livingpoetry.blogspot.com /2005_04_01_livingpoetry_archive.html (1946 words)

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		BEAUVAIS, 60km south of Amiens, seems to fit into this landscape.
		Beauvais was rebuilt after the last world war, and now boasts a fine example of a Gothic cathedral - Cathedrale St-Pierre.
		Situated to the north of the Ile-de-France, Picardy is made up of three departments (Oise, Aisne and the Somme) and one small city, Amiens, of 160 000 inhabitants.
	www.sunwheels.com /car-hire/paris_beauvais_city.htm (592 words)

	DOOR - LoveToKnow Article on DOOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While in Italy the tendency was to give scale by increasing the number of panels, in France the contrary seems to have been the rule; and one of the great doors at Fontainebleau, which is in two leaves, is entirely carried out as if consisting of one great panel only.
		The earliest Renaissance doors in France are those of the cathedral of St Sauveur at Aix (1503); in the lower panels there are figures 3 ft. high in Gothic niches, and in the upper panels a double range of niches with figures about 2 ft. high with canopies over them, all carved in cedar.
		The south door of Beauvais cathedral is in some respects the finest in France; the upper panels are carved in high relief with figure subjects and canopies over them.
	www.1911ency.org /D/DO/DOOR.htm (1302 words)

	Why Did Louis De Roncherolles Commission a Stained-Glass Window for Beauvais in 1522? - Questia Online Library
		2) for a transept chapel in the incomplete cathedral of Beauvais (Fig.
		Her patron, Saint Francis, was not a vacuous courtly mentor but a passionate holy man, adoring the winged Crucifix after his stigmatization, involved in the narrative of his own life rather than detached from it to become a part of hers.
		My concentration on this side of the window was underlined by my fascination with the detailed representation of the cathedral of Beauvais in the background as well as with an enigmatic inscription spiraling through Francis's brilliantly silver-stained halo.
	www.questia.com /PM.qst?a=o&d=5001051062 (1197 words)

	The Age of Cathedrals
		Senlis Cathedral, west facade, tympanum with Coronation of the Virgin: ca.
		Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, vault of St. Hugh's choir: 1192 ff.
		Reims Cathedral, choir exterior and archbishop's chapel: begun 1211
	www.mtholyoke.edu /courses/mtdavis/Gothic/cathedrals.html (606 words)

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