Nixon, Mima, illustrator, Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. · leaf 267
uilt byPhilip II, as was also the lovely Island Garden(Jardin de la Isla) in the Tagus, where theprincipal scenes of Schillers drama, DonCarlos, are laid. Schiller says, Die schJonenTage in Aranjuez sind nun zu Ende. Butalthough its gayest days seem over, its romanticbeauty remains. The gardens and… … RANJUEZ ARANJUEZ with the pillars and inscription plus ultra^and various scenes from the Labours of Her-cules. The palace is full of art treasures. ThePorcelain Room, constructed for Carlos III bythe Neapolitan Guiseppe Gricci, in 1763, is amarvel. The walls are made of the famousBuen Retiro…
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