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Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)

Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 196

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he Cathedrals famous stalls,which were commenced on the third of July, 1508, andfinished in 1519. A work of such marvellous intricacy,of such multitude of detail, accomplished in less thantwelve years, calls before the minds eye a host ofcarvers; yet it is almost impossible to detect tracesof… … a work of MARVELLOUS INTRICACY, OFDETAIL.—AMIENS. A MULTITUDE OF 173 Amiens 175 arch is flawlessly joined and combined with otherfoliage and figures and arches in a whole of perfectunity. It would be interesting to know of the life of theartist—or the artists—who conceived this choir-wood.Like Hans…

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