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Cathedral cities of Spain (1909)

Collins, William Wiehe, 1862- · New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 307

An illustration from Cathedral cities of Spain, 1909, leaf 307
before the influence ofthe oncoming Renaissance took hold of the architects ofthat day. The floor is beautifully laid with red, blueand white diamond-shaped slabs of marble; and the verynecessary notice— No escupir, la religiosidad y higienela prohibur—keeps it clean and decent. In the coro^ which… … SECiOVIA.TJh- Aqueduct. SEGOVIA the Comuneros, who started business by pulling downchurches, appropriating all they could lay hands on,plundering the wealthy and generally behaving as a mobthat has the upper hand always does. The outer wallsof the coro are stucco, painted to represent…

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