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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 294

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ler was astounded at the thought thatfor several centuries this unsightly wall had stared on gen-erations of worshippers without goading them into anyfrenzy of action,—either destructive or constructive. Hisonly comfort lay in the scaffolding which was buildingaround it, and which seemed to promise… … the unfinished FA9ADE.—PERPIGNAN. Gothic vaulting, and all around is unbroken space thatends in darkness or the vague outline of an altar, dimlylighted by a flickering candle. The walls are paintedin rich, sombre colours, and the light comes very gently 26 S Languedoc. through the good old…

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