The book of Suger (1081-1151), Abbot of St. Denis
(source: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/sugar.html)
Suger's description
Pars nova posterior dum jungitur anteriori,
Once the new rear part is joined to the part in front,
aula micat medio clarificata suo.
The church shines with its middle part brightened.
claret enim claris quod clare concopulatur,
For bright is that which is brightly coupled with the bright,
et quod perfundit lux nova, claret opus
And bright is the noble edifice which is pervaded by the new light;
nobile, quod constat auctum sub tempore nostro,
Which stands enlarged in our time,
qui Suggerus eram, me duce dum fieret.
I, who was Suger, being the leader while it was being accomplished.
Oriflamme
Panofsky, Suger and St Denis