In Troubadour-Land - A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
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Livia--The Aiguille--Cathedral--Angels and musical instruments--S.
Andre-le-Bas--Situation of Vienne--Foundation of the Church there--Letter of the Church on the martyrdoms at Lyons CHAPTER XXII. BOURGES. The siege of Avaricum by Caesar--The complete subjugation of Gaul--The statue of the Dying Gaul at Rome--Beauty of Bourges--The cathedral--Not completed according to design--Defect in height--Strict geometrical proportion in design not always satisfactory--Necessity of proportion for acoustics--Domestic architecture in Bourges--The house of Jacques Coeur--Story of his life--A rainy day--Why Bourges included in this book--A silver thimble--_Que de singeries faites-vous la, Madeleine?_--Adieu APPENDIX LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. Tower of S. Trophimus, Arles Abbey of S. Victor, Marseilles Part of the North Cloister of Arles Cathedral Les Baux |
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