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.
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.