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 86
ss of the Plateresque carver. Practically un-restored, they offer a convenient opportunity to study histechnique. The first impression is that of inimitable define-ment of line, and yet the subjects carved are so vague and COVARRUBIAS AND THE MONUMENTS AT ALCALA 57 fantastic that the result Is a… … Fig. 18—Detail of Rustication from the Patio of the Archbishops Palace, Alcala. already noted in Covarrubiass ornament in Toledo Cathedral.Especially are the caps of the stair columns a digression, thedragon-head supported by amorini supplanting the voluteand acanthus of the classic cap (see Fig.…
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