After the global hit Ars Sacra, Rolf Toman and histeam embark on a journey once more. The famousFrench cathedrals of Chartres, Reims and Laon are notthe only highlights of this volume. Outstanding treasuresof medieval imagery such as religious panel paintings,Madonna statues, illumination and goldsmith art;courtly culture also gets attention.With his passion and meticulousness, photographerAchim Bednorz succeeded to get details in front of hiscamera that cannot even be perceived on the originallocally. The photographs that are exclusive for this volumeare particularly well-presented in their large format.The author Bruno Klein wrote his take on Gothichistory to fit, and swiftly takes the reader into a pastmedieval world almost forgotten.