The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
MacGibbon, David, d.1902 · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 314
o thewest of Thoronet and is most conveniently approachedby the railway between Aix and Carnoulles by Brig-noles, there exists a church of a totally different char-acter. It is said to be the most perfect specimen inProvence of a building in the pure Gothic style. Thedesign has evidently been… … ^cJIj^ FIG. 127. THORONET—FOUNTAIN IN GKOlNDS. of incongruity with its surroundings. This church wasbegun towards the end of the thirteenth century by Charlesof Anjou, but was not finished till the close of the fifteenth 284 MEDIEVAL PERIOD. century. The plan shews a central nave with side…
Architecture -- France Provence · Architecture -- France Riviera
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