Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 438
ent edifice was founded in 1190 byBishop Manrique de Lara, a scion of a great familywhich was always in revolt, but was not completeduntil the early part of the fourteenth century. With Toledo and Burgos, Leons Cathedralforms the group of three great churches that aredistinctly French, and closely… … Leon LEON The west porch is the finest Gothic specimenof its kind which exists in Spain and recalls thoseof Notre Dame de Paris and the Cathedral atChartres. Three archways are supported bycloistered columns to which are attached figuresunder beautiful canopies. The archivolts andtympanum are…
Cathedrals -- Spain · Spain -- Description and travel
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