February 26: Victor Hugo
On this date in 1802, the French novelist Victor Hugo was born. This collection includes an audiobook version of his classic, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, along with many illustrations of the famous cathedral in Paris.
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Portrait of Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo from the ClipArt ETC website.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo from the Lit2Go website. Reading level: 12.0. Word count 197,948 in 60 chapters.
West Façade of Notre-Dame
West façade of Notre-Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Notre Dame from the River
View of Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Notre Dame Exterior
Notre Dame exterior as seen from the southeast from the ClipArt ETC website.
Flying Buttresses
The flying buttresses of Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Transept Carving
Detail from the transept of Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Gargoyles
Gargoyles on Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Gable
Gable above the south transept door of Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Buttress Pinnacle
A buttress pinnacle from Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Buttress Pinnacle
A buttress pinnacle from Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Clustered Pier
Clustered pier from Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website. Top shows half-plan view and bottom shows elevation view of capital and base of pier.
Relief Decoration
Reliefs from the base of portal of Notre dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Capital
Capital from Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Gothic Capital
Illustration of a capital from the transept of Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Cornice Molding
Cornice molding from Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Sculptured Foliage
Thirteenth-century ornamentation from the ClipArt ETC website.
Vine Ornament
Ornamental relief from Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website.
Vine Ornament
Vine ornament from Notre Dame from the ClipArt ETC website. Called a rinceau (from the French for “branch with foliages”), such designs have been common to many architectural styles.