The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 166
lowing Charente whichpasses it, lending it additional attractions. In the city itself, thechief object of regard is the Cathedral, dedicated to St. Peter,—astructure so extraordinary in its character, that it should be visited byall who view with interest the various shapes taken by… … The above view ot the west front, although sketched on the spot,and correct in the generalities, gives but a very feeble and inadequateidea of this extraordinary facade. The boldness of tlie sculptures,the size of the five main arches and columns into which it is divided,and the universal…
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