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Cathedral cities of Spain (1909)

Collins, W W 1862- · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 282

An illustration from Cathedral cities of Spain, 1909, leaf 282
an uninterrupted view for my sketch along thesouth aisle into the apse. There is no triforium in thenave, but a beautiful lancet clerestory enhances boththis and the aisles. I thought the octagon at the crossingextremely good. Two rows of lights, one above theother, have an interior gallery with an… … OltKNSK.In the Cathedral. ORENSE bosses. The spandrils between the arches are recessedwith well-carved figures of angels and archangels play-ing on musical instruments. Of course this octagonbears no comparison with that at Burgos, it is muchsimpler and much smaller, but has a tentative beautyof…

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