Volume 1 — Illustrations
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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
“Two bays open to the ground”—Vaison131
“The great piers and small firm columns”—Vaison133
“In the midst of the wealth of antique ruins”—Arles135
“The façade of saint-trophime”—Arles137
“Right detail—the portal”—Arles141
“Left detail—the portal”—Arles145
“Through the cloister arches”—Arles147
“A nave of great and slender height”—Arles149
“The beauty of the whole”—Arles151
“The Gothic walk”—Cloister—Arles153
“This interior”—Entrevaux156
“The Romanesque walk”—Cloister—Arles157
“One of the three small drawbridges”—Entrevaux159
“The Portcullis”—Entrevaux160
“A fort that perches on a sharp peak”—Entrevaux161
“A true 'Place d'Armes'”—Entrevaux163
“The long line of walls that zigzag down the hillside”—Entrevaux165
“The church tower stood out against the rocky peak”—Entrevaux169
“The Cathedral is near the heavy round towers of the outer ramparts”—Sisteron172
“The bridge across the Durance”—Sisteron173
“Entrances to two narrow streets”—Sisteron176
“It was a low-vaulted, sombre little cloister”—Cavaillon182
“The Cathedral's tower and turret”—Cavaillon187
“The main body of the church”—Apt191
“The Virgin and Saint Anne—by Benzoni”—Apt194
“Saint-Martin-de-Brômes with its high slim tower”197
“The fortified Monastery of the Templars”—near Gréoux199
“The tower of Notre-Dame-du-Siège”—Riez201
“Nothing could be more quaintly old and modest than the Baptistery”—Riez202
“Between the columns an altar has been placed”—Baptistery, Riez203
“The beautiful granite columns”—Riez207
“The mail-coach of senez”211
“The open square”—Senez213
“The palace of its prelates”—Senez214
“The Cathedral”—Senez215
“The Cathedral”—Senez218
“Tapestries beautify the choir-walls”—Senez219
“Between branches full of apple-blossoms—the church as the curé saw it”—Senez221
“The south aisle”—Aix224
“The Romanesque portal”—Aix225
“The cloister”—Aix227
“The Cathedral”—Aix231
“An amphitheatre which rivals the art of the Coliseum”—Nîmes238
“The general effect is somewhat that of a port-cochère”—Montpellier244
“The finest view is that of the apse”—Montpellier245
“The clock tower is very square and thick”—Béziers248
“The quaint and pretty fountain”—Béziers250
“The door of the cloister”—Narbonne255
“This is a place of deserted solitude”—Narbonne257
“These flying-buttresses give to the exterior its most curious and
beautiful effect”—Narbonne261
“All the old buildings of the city are of Spanish origin”—Perpignan265
“The unfinished façade”—Perpignan267
“The stony street of the hillside”—Carcassonne269
“The ancient Cross”—Carcassonne272
“Often too little time is spent upon the nave”—Carcassonne275
“The choir is of the xiv century”—Carcassonne279
“The façade, straight and massive”—Carcassonne281
“Perspective of the Romanesque”—Carcassonne283
“The nave of the xiii century is an aisle-less chamber, low and
broadly arched”—Toulouse291
“The present Cathedral is a combination of styles”—Toulouse294