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 286
taken as the type of a3-aisled basilica as imported into Spain in the 13th century. In thearrangement of the pier-arches (Woodcut No. 709) it very much resem-bles Beauvais, and in the extent of the clerestory it is more essentiallyFrench than almost any other church in Spain. Burgos, on the… … Plan of Leon Cathedral. (Reduced from Streets.)Scale 109 ft. to 1 in. 266 SPANISH ARCHITECTURE. Part II. windows is also peculiar in such a situation, and altogether there is aSouthern feeling about the whole design which we miss at Leon.Oviedo is another example of the same class, and generally it…
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