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Cathedral cities of Spain (1909)

Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 462

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ell worththe journey to see. This journey from Leon islong and trying, but the line, which climbs to analtitude of 4110 feet, is one of the finest pieces ofengineering skill in Spain. The dark entry of the south door leads not onlyinto the Cathedral and up to the Camara Santa, butalso through a… … I I , , OVIEDO some or those I know. The capitals of the columnsare well carved with prophets and saints undercanopies, angels and angels heads, grotesques andgood floral cutting ; while into the walls beneaththem and round the arcades are let many tombsand gravestones brought here from different…

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