Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 310
plete towers, between which is a most elabor-ately carved Romanesque doorway, standing in adeeply recessed arch. The pure Romanesque nave has both triforiumand clerestory and the unusual feature of pointedvaulting. The proportions of this noble churchare very fine, but the interest of the… … AVILA columns surmounts the tomb which is a sarcophagusof the thirteenth century. The legend tells how,after the martyrdom of these three, the body of thefirst-named was cast out to the dogs, and that aserpent came out of the hole in the rock (stillvisible) and watched over it. A Jew who mockedwas…
Cathedrals -- Spain · Spain -- Description and travel
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