A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 285
was terminated with anItalian dome in the last century, and both in height and design isquite incongruous with the rest. If at Toledo we find a noble interior encased in an indifferenthusk, the contrary is the case at Burgos. Although very much smaller, 264 SPANISH ARCHITECTURE. Part n. being only… … 707. West Front of Burgos Cathedral. (From Chapuy, Moyen-Age Monumental.) The western facade (1442) is essentially a German design, originallyconsisting of three portals deeply recessed and richly sculptured,and still crowned with two spires of open work, and is exquisitely Bk. VII. Ch. II.…
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