Churches, Cathedrals, Cloisters presents in 176 large-format pages the most beautiful monuments to arise out of 1250 years of German, Austrian and Swiss sacred architecture. The luxurious illustrations extend from the time of Charlemagne to the close of the twentieth century. The text thus offers an intensive overview of these thematic focal points and the correlating architectural history of Europe. The individual titles go into detail about distinctive features of each country and their most significant national monuments. Characteristics unique to each epoch are addressed in brief introductions, followed by large-format illustrations with detailed and specific information about each of the buildings presented in the book.