1970 The Stones of the Abbey

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First Edition. 

In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 

Illustrated with four full-page photographs, which were taken by Hungarian photographer Lucien Herve (1910-2007), as well as four in-text illustrations. 

This is a unique work of historical fiction by Fernand Pouillon which reimagines the conception and construction the the twelfth-century Abbey of Le Thoronet in Provence. Pouillon wrote this work while he was in prison for his roles in the bankruptcy of the a company that he helped to create, but the novel still won the influential Les Deux Magots award.

The contents of this work are told through the diary of the abbey master builder, and ends with notes on 'The Schism', 'The Cloister at Le Thoronet', and 'The Cistercian Order'. 

Fernand Pouillon (1912-1986) was a French architect, urban planner, building contractor, and writer. Pouillon is perhaps best known for his use of 'noble' building materials, particularly stone, and was both liked and disliked by many due to his successes and his personality.

Collated, complete.