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 134
of Rome has been cleverly applied to San Xavier in ac-counting for the height attained in building the dome andarches. Baglioni tells us how the interior of the churchwas filled with earth in order to reach the necessary heightto build the dome. Coins had been secretly hidden inthe earth and when… … Construction of Arches, San Jose de Tumacacori, looking towards the Apse. 118 MISSION ARCHITECTURE. The story is, however, a little far fetched in its applicationto San Xavier. Had the place been filled with gold theIndian would not have taken the trouble to remove it. The pendentives and groins…
San Xavier del Bac Mission · Architecture · Missions
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