ɪt mˈʌst, haʊˈɛvɚ, biː tˈeɪkən fɔːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðæt hiː hæd pɹˈuːvd hɪz ɐbˈɪləɾiz æz ɐ mˈæstɚbˈɪldɚɹ ɪn ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz ɛntɹˈʌstᵻd wɪððə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə fəsˈɑːd ʌv nˈɑːɾɚdˈeɪm də stɹˈæsbɜːɡ ɐbˌaʊt ðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
It must, however, be taken for granted that he had proved his abilities as a master-builder in other places before he was entrusted with the construction of the façade of Notre-Dame de Strasbourg about the year 1277.