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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 219

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ists. Thisbuilding was in turnsacked by ISloutgom-merys Protestants, whowere well practised inthe looting and pitilessmutilation of churches.A century later, bandsof Italian workmen over-ran the country who wereskilled in styles of architecture foreign not only to good tasteand the mystic spirit of… … copy of mosaics from thk tomb of sainte-quitterie.— aire-sur-ladour. Aire. igg purely practical manner, many were wretchedly done, manyleft unfinished. The Bishop of the present day, who hasthe most intelligent taste, has been able only to begin themodern restorations, and Sainte-Quitterie is a…

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