Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Contents xi
5. Part One. The Road to Chartres
6. 1. The Makings of Ignorance 3
7. 2. Doctor Barbaricus 34
8. 3. The Best Traveling Companions 62
9. 4. Ignorance Triumphant 82
10. Part Two. Chartres
11. 5. A World of Architecture 113
12. 6. “La Cathédrale Litteraire” 153
13. 7. The Meaning of Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres 194
14. 8. The “Unity” of Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres 226
15. Notes 247
16. Selected Bibliography 274
17. Index 285