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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 114

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a large, square tower served as a LOOK-OUT.—FORCALQUIER. Forcalquier. 87 an exquisite example of Provencal Gothic. Rather largelyplanned, its old form of tunnel vaulting and the fine curve ofits nave arches and heavy piers are in violent contrast to theGothic bay, with its pointed arch, its… … A SUGGESTIVE \IEVV FROM THE SIDE AISLE.—FORCALQUIER. and carved capitals, which, even with the shallow choirand its long, slim windows, is too slight a portion of theCathedral to have independence or real beauty. Fromits ritualistic position, it is the culminating point of thechurch, and its…

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