How Long to Read Gold Was the Mortar

How Long Does it Take to Read Gold Was the Mortar?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Gold Was the Mortar by Henry Kraus

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Originally published in 1979, Gold Was the Mortar details the financing and the building of the medieval cathedrals at Paris, Amiens, Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg, York, Poitiers and Rouen. The book examines the raising of funds and their expenditure, not only on the Cathedrals themselves, but also on the worldly ambitions of the bishop or archbishop, which went beyond the ‘wars and natural disasters’ theory to explain the reasons that caused the delays in building the cathedrals. The book also looks at the issues of building the cathedrals, such as the availability of finance and how for some there was a steady flow of funds while others suffered prolonged breaks. The book also provides case studies of specific cathedrals and examines how places such as York were held up by the internecine disputes with Canterbury; Toulouse and Poiters by the vast expropriations following conquests; and Lyon by the suppression of the commercial and social hierarchy. All the cathedrals depended on the benevolence of patrons, but the part played by the commoners, as revealed in wills and contemporary documents, was an extraordinary contribution, usually exceeding that of the nobility and royalty and sometimes that of the hierarchy itself.

How long is Gold Was the Mortar?

Gold Was the Mortar by Henry Kraus is 366 pages long, and a total of 93,696 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gold Was the Mortar Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 32 minutes to read Gold Was the Mortar aloud.

What Reading Level is Gold Was the Mortar?

Gold Was the Mortar is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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