The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 445
terialized under the name of The Griego-Romano. This style has been generally characterized as acold, unpoetical, architectural treatment, corre-sponding to the works of Vignola, Palladio, and SanMichele, but without their refinement; and it iscertainly true that its peculiarity is the employmentof… … PLATE LVIII.—Patio Casa de la Infanta, Saragossa. THE ESCORIAL. 423 the Escorial, begun in 1563 at the order of Philip II,to fulfil a vow made at the battle of St. Quentin. Atthe death of Baptista, in 1567, his pupil Juan deHerrera succeeded to the post of chief architect;and though it is difficult…
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