Camille M. The gargoyles of Notre-Dame: medievalism and the monsters of modernity

Chicago and London: the university of chicago press, 2009. - 439 p. - ISBN10: 0-226-09245-3; ISBN13: 978-0-226-09245-4Most of the seven million people who visit the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris each year probably do not realize that the legendary gargoyles adorning this medieval masterpiece were not constructed until the nineteenth century. The first comprehensive history of these world-famous monsters, The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame argues that they transformed the iconic thirteenth-century cathedral into a modern monument.Abbreviations of Locations and Sources of Illustrations
part I Restoration
monsters of reason: the gargoyles of viollet-le-duc
monsters of stone: the gargoyles of victor joseph pyanet
monsters of romanticism: the gargoyles of victor hugo
monsters of race: the gargoyles of science
monsters of revolution: the gargoyles of politics
epilogue to part i: the gargoyles restored (1864)
part II Reproduction
monsters of melanc holy: the gargoyles of carles meryon
monsters of light: the gargoyles of photographers
monsters of sex: the gargoyles of gender
monsters of the media: the gargoyles in the twentieth century
epilogue to part ii: the gargoyles restored again (2000)
Appendix: The Chimeras (a List and Photographic Survey)
Notes