Spanish architecture of the sixteenth century; general view of the plateresque and Herrera styles (1917)
Byne, Arthur, 1883-1935, Byne, Mildred Stapley, 1875-1941 · New York, London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 129
ect but it is evident at a glance that he hadnothing in common with others of the city. Only thevestibule, patio, and stairway retain any traces of their ori-ginal beauty, the whole interior being now let out in tene- 100 SPANISH ARCHITECTURE OF THE XVI CENTURY ments. The patio (Plate XX) is very… … Fig. 31—Vaulting of Stairway in the Casa Miranda, Burgos. 1543. well-known atrium of the so-called House of Ariadne. Ofcourse this was not then exhumed but we are reminded in theMedidas del Romano that the ancients had constructed mag-nificent works of which to-day many stand and moderns nevercease…
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