ns it would be difficult to sur-pass the style of the great French descriptive writerTheophile Gautier. Whatever may be thought ofhis talent as a word-painter, it is certain that theimpression which it leaves is a very truthful one.Those who have read his Moscow and have seen thebuilding itself… … RI/lAlil.h (»r IHK ( A I llhDK.M. Ml MAIl.l.l. ( , l;.-|.iti9)iA<;e 209 THE RETABLO OF SEVILLE CATHEDRAL Inadequate as any translation must be, I shall givethem in English freely rendered and somewhatabbreviated. Speaking of the cathedral and of theretablo of Seville he says: The cathedral…
Wood-carving · Decoration and ornament
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