Viollet-le-Duc

[vyaw-le-luh-dyk]

noun

Eu·gène Em·ma·nu·el [œ-zhen e-ma-ny-el] /œˈʒɛn ɛ ma nüˈɛl/, 1814–79, French architect and writer.

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As it stands to-day, the church has been completely restored by Viollet-le-Duc.
A Little Tour in France
Henry James
A skilful restoration of this is given by Viollet-le-Duc in his Entretiens.
History of Ancient Art
Franz von Reber
Viollet-le-Duc computes that in 1866 they could not have been put up for less than 20,000.
Wood Carvings in English Churches
Francis Bond
The methods employed in the middle ages are described by Burges and Viollet-le-Duc.
Leadwork
W. R. Lethaby
According to Viollet-le-Duc, it is pre-eminently an ogival church.
Amiens Before and During the War
Michelin & Cie

British Dictionary definitions for viollet-le-duc

Viollet-le-Duc

noun

Eugène Emmanuel (øʒɛn ɛmanɥɛl). 1814–79, French architect and leader of the Gothic Revival in France, noted for his dictionary of French architecture (1854–68) and for his restoration of medieval buildings

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