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 375
been walled up by Michelangelo. And yet the Lonjais not Italian but typical Zaragozan. The architect, likeall Aragonese designers, realized the importance of strongshadows in brickwork; by means of deeply recessed windows 34G SPANISH ARCHITECTURE OF THE XVI CENTURY with successive reveals, and by… … Fig. 112—The Lonja, Zaragoza.Architect unknown. Dated 1^51. around the two exposed sides of the Lonja just above the firststory arches. This band is made up of an impressive mono-tony of blank openings, decorative only, since they have norelation to the interior. At the top of the building is…
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