Cathedrals and cloisters of the south of France (1906)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 160
two bays open to the ground.—VAISON. Vaison. 133 of the capitals arc uncarvcd, some of the piers have appKedcolumns, but many are ornamented in straight cut lines.On one side, two bays open to the ground, forming an en-trance-way into the pretty close, where the bushy tops ofa few tall trees cast… … the great piers and small firm columns.—VAISON. The Cloister is small and simple in its rather heavy grace.Noise and unrest seem far from it, and underneath itssolid rounded vault is peace and shelter from the world.And in its firm solidity of architecture there is the spiritof a perfect quiet, a…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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