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 261
whole, it is assuredly an inspiring andmonumental composition. It is as homogeneous as if it hadbeen erected from the ground up in the sixteenth century, asymbol of Spanish culture itself which was so largely builton Moorish foundations. Yet modern critics, faithfully re-peating each other year… … Fig. 76—A Corner Pinnacle of the Giralda Tower, Seville. By Herndn Ruiz, ij68. SEVILLE AND THE ^YORK OF DIEGO DE RIANO 233 marvels. There is nothing to admire in the outUne of thetower, nothing graceful to exalt the spirit, and nothing finallywhich is remarkable in its constructional daring.…
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