Glass, stones & crown

By Anne F. Rockwell

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Abbaye de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France), Eglise abbatiale de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France)

Description: The life and accomplishments of the religious leader who used his power to unite nobles and peasants under the King of the Franks, and helped begin the powerful French empire of the twelfth century. His rebuilding of St. Denis established the Gothic design in church architecture.