Mission architecture as exemplified in San Xavier del Bac; including a complete list of the missions in the South-west; also a bibliography of the manuscripts and works pertaining to the subject (1919)
Duell, Prentice · Tucson, Ariz. Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society · leaf 131
that such a masterpiece should have been built by the simpleartisans, especially when one comes upon it unawaresin the heart of the desert. 114 MISSION ARCHITECTURE. The foundation is of boulders imbedded in a sort ofcement mixture and averages two feet above the grade,starting, perhaps, five feet… … San Xavier del Bac. Dome and Drum.Note the Moorish windows and segmental domes of the roof. who carried the stones on their heads and never let themonce touch the ground on their way to their destination—otherwise, the spell was broken and they would leavethem and return for more. Because of the…
San Xavier del Bac Mission · Architecture · Missions
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