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Rambles in the Pyrenees and the adjacent districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix [and] Roussillon (1912)

Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton), 1848-1923 · London, Murray · leaf 400

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Gothic. The high-altar is Renaissance, the stallslate fourteenth or fifteenth century, and there are doorsof the period of Frangois I. fixed to the wall on thenorth side of the choir. In the carving of the easternend strong classic influence is evident, notwithstand-ing its date, going so far in… … A FUNERAL MASS 337 bases and uncarved caps, while beyond an arch whichgives entrance to a writing-room are two more. Onthe opposite side is a large arch over the tomb of anunidentified Archbishop, attended by nine small figuresof Bishops. The carving of the archivolt is very fineand rich, reminding…

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