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Cathedral de Chartres – Vintage Print

Cathedral de Chartres, [between 1860 and 1900] — historic photograph
Cathedral de Chartres, [between 1860 and 1900]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Cathedral de Chartres in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Cathedral de Chartres

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Chartres Cathedral is set apart by its pair of unlike spires: the older Romanesque north tower dates to the 12th century, while the lacier south spire was finished in the early 1500s. The cathedral was largely rebuilt after a fire in 1194, and its stained glass and carved portals drew travelers and scholars from across Europe. Albumen prints like this one, made from paper coated with egg white and silver salts, were the standard photographic process from the 1860s through the 1890s, and their rich tones suited the dense stonework of Gothic architecture.

Created / published[between 1860 and 1900]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreCityscape views 1860-1900.Albumen prints 1860-1900.
SubjectsCathedrale de Chartres--1860-1900. Cathedrals--France--Chartres--1860-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,303 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-187080

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