Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1

Illustrations

Elise Whitlock Rose

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RodezFrontispiece
“ Sheer and straight the pillars rise, ...
and arch after arch is lost on the shadows of
the narrow vaulting of the side-aisle.”
“Carcassonne, the invulnerable”5
“The Tower of an early maritime Cathedral”—Agde10
“A nave of the earlier style”—Arles15
“A nave of the later style”—Rodez19
“The delicate choir of Saint-Nazaire”—Carcassonne23
“A cloister of the South”—Elne27
“A Romanesque aisle”—Arles31
“The sculptured portals of Saint-trophime”—Arles33
“A Gothic aisle”—Mende35
“Corresponding differences in style”—Carcassonne39
“Fortified Gothic built in brick”—Albi43
“A church fortress”—Maguelonne45
“Stately Gothic splendour”—Condom47
Entrevaux52
“People gather around the mail-coach as it makes its
daily halt before the drawbridge.”
“The new Cathedral”—Marseilles57
“The desecration of the little cloister”—FrÉjus65
“The military omen—the tower”—Antibes70
“The interior of Notre-dame-du-bourg”—Digne77
“The interior has neither clerestory nor triforium”—Digne81
“A large square tower served as a lookout”—Forcalquier86
“A suggestive view from the side-aisle”—Forcalquier87
“The old round arch of the Bishop's Palace”—Vence92
“The low, broad arches, and the great supporting pillars”—Vence93
“Higher than them all stands the Cathedral”—Grasse97
“The pont d'Avignon”99
“The interior has a shallow, gracefully balustraded balcony”—Avignon103
“The porch, so classic in detail”—AVIGNON107
From an old print
“Notre-Dame-des-Doms”—Avignon111
“The Tower of Philip the Fair”—Villeneuve-les-Avignon114
“The great Palace”—Avignon119
“On the banks of a pleasant little river is Vaison”123
“The ruined castle of the Counts of Toulouse”—Vaison125
“The whole apse-end”—Vaison127
“The south wall, which is clearly seen from the road”—Vaison129
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