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Cathedral cities of Spain (1909)

Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 212

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red of life in the Middle Ages, and wasobsessed with Mediaeval Cities ! At any rate, aclean bed in a modern hotel was a luxury Ithoroughly appreciated, and I started the nextmorning to explore, with a mind at ease and aconsciousness that there would be no irritatinglittle pin-pricks, no manana for… … BARCELONA which superseded this Mosque, and was begun in1298. The crypt was finished in 1339 and thecloisters in 1388. The west facade was coveredwith scaffolding while I was there, and so mayperhaps be completed in another thirty years. The interior of this splendid Gothic church isvery dark. The…

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