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Canonical name: Simson, Otto Georg von
Birthdate: 1912-07-17
Date of death: 1993-05-23
Gender: male
Education: University of Munich (Ph.D|1936)
Occupations: art historian
professor
Organizations: Freie Universität Berlin
University of Frankfurt
University of Chicago
St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana
Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY
Nationality: Germany
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Place of death: Berlin, Germany
Associated Place (for map): Berlin, Germany

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The Gothic Cathedral: origins of Gothic architecture and the medieval concept of order (BollingenCollection Series, IIL) by Otto Georg von Simson

The Gothic Cathedral takes readers from the birth of the Gothic style with the Basilica of St.-Denis to the consummation of the form in the majestic Cathedral of Chartres, revealing how these incomparable architectural masterpieces embodied the spiritual and intellectual order of the medieval world.

Apr 9, 2025