Cathedrals and cloisters of the south of France (1906)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 321
puzzlebadly put together. The weak tower is a sufficient excusefor the absence of the other; from the tower the roof slopessharply and unreasonably, and the rose-window is perched,with inappropriate jauntiness, to the left of the main portal.The whole structure is not so much the vagary of an… … the present cathedral is a combination ofstyles.— toulouse. is disproportionately higher than the facade; instead of beingconglomerate, it is homogeneous; instead of a squat appear-ance, uninterestingly grotesque, it has the dignity of heightand unity. And although it is too closely surrounded…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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