“If you enjoy the work of Marilynne Robinson, Penelope Fitzgerald, James Salter…you should be reading Vickers.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book

“[A] lively biography of Chartres Cathedral . . . Ball’s account of its construction reveals fascinating details.” —The New Yorker Chartres Cathedral, s

Medieval Christians knew the past primarily through what they saw and heard. History was reenacted every year in ritual observances particular to each place and

"An introduction to Chartres Cathedral with an analytical and historical essay, documents and source materials, critical essays, and 125 illustrations"--

The line-art publication, French Colonial Fort de Chartres, A Journey in Time, depicts "Forgotten Illinois" pre-statehood years of 1755-1756, in and around Fort