Cathedrals and cloisters of the south of France (1906)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 134
k of the Emperor Constantine. Tikethe rest of the church, its general structure is plain andsomewhat severe, with small, richly carved details, in thisinstance closely Corinthian. The rounded portal of en- Avignon. 107 trance is an entablature, enclosed as it were by two sup-porting columns; and… … the porch so classic in detail.—AVIGNON.From an old print. the minor portal appears, almost a replica of the outer door,and the whole forms an unusual mode of entrance, grace-ful in detail, ponderous in general effect. Far behind thetower of the fagade rises the last significant feature of…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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