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Cathedrals of southern France (1904)

[Mansfield, Milburg Francisco], 1871- [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page and company · leaf 244

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ey adoptedthe seven-pointed star as their emblem. Sig-nificantly, the number seven has much to dowith the Felibres and Avignon alike. Theenthusiastic Felibre tells of Avignons sevenchurches, its seven gates, seven colleges, sevenhospitals, and seven popes — who reigned atAvignon for seven decades;… … The Cathedrals of Southern France ways of Avignon, which protected the cityin mediaeval times, and — history tells us —sheltered twice as many souls as now, are ina remarkable state of preservation and com-pleteness, and rank foremost among the mas-terworks of fortification of their time. Thisouter…

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