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 94
the plaza. Here theIndians were gathered together for meetings not directlyconnected with the church. It was originally paved withflag stones, which gradually broke away during the aband-onment, leaving the exposed ground. Strange to say, theatrium soon became literally a burying ground, the… … >< z < 78 MISSION ARCHITECTURE. our heads rises the rich gabled ornamentation, the onespot of display on the whole structure. It was untouchedeven at the time of restoration, its soft red tone still showingsome traces of the original colored decoration. The workmanship is exquisite and…
San Xavier del Bac Mission · Architecture · Missions
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