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History of art (1921)

Faure, Elie, 1873-1937, Pach, Walter, 1883-1958 · New York and London : Harper & brothers · leaf 298

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which cut out a square of shade inthe light of the south, the soil might crack with drought,but there was cold under the vaults. From thesegathered forms, from these clear-cut façades, wherethe firm semicircle of the arch opened between massivecolumns, there radiated a naked strength which… … Saint-Amand de Coly (Dordogne) (xii Century).Interior of the transept of the church. 272 MEDIEVAL ART afforded—the soul alone has the right to life, on condi-tion that it never breaks through the continuous circleof stone in which it is held by dogma. Rome has cemented the thought of Saint Paulin…

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