Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 454
hedral isnot marred by a coro in the nave. The hues ofthe many-coloured robes, from canary yellow andscarlet to cerulean blue and black, the vast throngliterally filling every available bit of space, even onto the pulpit steps, gave me a subject for my brush,and I surreptitiously made a hasty… … OVIEDO made Oviedo the capital of Asturias, and with hisCourt resided here. He created the See in 810.The present edifice was begun by Bishop Gutierrezof Toledo in 1388, and the tower added by-Cardinal Mendoza in 1528. Hedged in, although fronting on to a littleplaza, the grand west facade with its…
Cathedrals -- Spain · Spain -- Description and travel
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