Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 204
. The eventmoves the celestial spirits more than the Apostles, andin the emotion of the angels there is a sentiment oftriumph which touches the heart and takes from thisscene all appearance of an ordinary death. . . . It is asoul liberated from earthly bonds, at whose comingheaven rejoices. The… … ITS CENTRAL PORTAL, BUILT AT THE END OF THE XII CENTURY, IS ONE OFTHE EARLIEST OF GOTHIC DOORWAYS. SENLIS. 173 Senlis 175 with arches and columns and miniature architecturalforms. Whether they were painted is, perhaps, notcertain; but the central doorway was formerly highlycoloured, and shades of…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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