
Otto Georg von Simson (1912–1993)
Author of The Gothic Cathedral
About the Author
Works by Otto Georg von Simson
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Common Knowledge
- 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.
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