![]() ![]() In one of the book’s most famous moments, the archdeacon Frollo points sadly to a printed book on his table. In the novel, Hugo lamented that the printing press had supplanted architecture as the primary communicator of civilization’s cherished values. Set in the 15th century, the novel alluringly evoked a different period in French history. Only the great bells avoided being melted down, and the church interior was used as a warehouse for the storage of food. During the French Revolution, many of the treasures of the cathedral were either destroyed or plundered. ![]()
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