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 342
royal suite. Themost purely Spanish of all (Fig. 99) Is In the WashingtonRoom (named for Washington Irving). It rests on a delicateRenaissance frieze supported on small modillions. Thepanels are deeply coffered octagons with flat portrait headsin the soffits. Perhaps the most skillful part of the… … Q O w►J < w o wo 1-1<P-, oo CO HPi< CO O ww O •z I—I t—t o SI.*? SPANISH ARCHITECTURE OF THE XVI CENTURY 315 in the most ancient Granada houses but appear to be lessnumerous than in Seyille. Nevertheless they form the princi-pal material for floors, wainscoting, and staircases. In thelast…
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