Cathedrals and cloisters of the south of France (1906)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 174
ough they have the helpof the great piers, the little,slender columns seem toolight to support so muchexpanse of roof, and eventhe churchs tower, squareand high, looks dwarfedwhen seen across the close.The very spaciousness issolitary, and the long vista of the walks conduces to vague wonderings… … THROUGH THE CLOISTER-ARCHES.— ARLES. 148 Provence. The marvel of these Cloisters is the sculptured deco-rations of their piers and columns. Those of the XIIcentury are the richest, but each of the later builders seemsto have vied as best he might, in wealth of conception andin lavishness of detail,…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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