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Cathedrals and cloisters of the south of France (1906)

Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 104

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sadly unre])aired, it is a delight tocome into the solitude and find an unspoiled example of thisstanch old style. The Romanesque shows forth its great solidity in theexterior of its churches, and nowhere more than in Dignesdeserted Cathedral. Flat buttresses line the walls, thetransepts are square… … THE INTERIOR OF XOTRE-DAME-DU-BOURG. DIGNE. Digne. 79 three hundred years ago—of less sober construction, lesssolidly built. Below the overhanging eaves of a misera-ble roof and the curious line of the nave vault which pro-jects through the wall, is a round window with a frame ofmassive rolls and…

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