Foreword by Hans-Jürgen Heinrichs on the aesthetics of Romanesque churches in France.

Table of contents:
Introduction
I. Construction and wall
II. Construction and light composition
III. Construction and spatial design

Studies on the facades and portals of Romanesque churches in France:
Table of contents
Introduction
I. Fenioux
II. Chadenac
III. Pérignac (Charente-inférieure)
IV. Valcabrère
V. Toulouse: Saint-Etienne

Appendix:
Chartres
Editor's note
Preliminary remarks
1. The excavations of Lefèvre-Pontalis
2. The sculptures of the royal portal at Chartres

Pictorial part
Postscript by Johann Konrad Eberlein
Commentary by Franz Dröge
Editorial report by Franz Dröge and Knut Nievers
Editorial note by the editor
Further reading; compiled by Johann Konrad Eberlein and Heike Komnick
Name index
Subject index.