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 452
PATIO DE LOS EVANGELISTAS, REAL MONASTERIO DE SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORL\L. Juan Bautisla de Toledo and Juan de Herrera, Architects, 1^60-84. 4^1 JUAN DE HERRERA 423 The plan of the Escorial as an architectural achievementis one of the most notable of the sixteenth century. The factthat it was produced… … Fig. 138—High Altar of the Church, ^lonastery of the Escorial. in parts strongly influenced by Italian work it still preservesthe traditional Spanish idea—that the mass be enclosedwithin a walled rectangle as opposed to the open plan withbroken perimeter. This basic idea must have especiallysuited…
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