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SPANISIi ARCHITECTUBE.
Book YII.
internal arrangement is pecnliar, having a raisecl tomb or vanlt in tlre
centre; and altogether it looks much more as if it were copied from
the Dome of the Bock tlian frorn the church now known as the Sepulchre
at Jerusalem.
This is a meagre account of a great style; hut the Bomanesque
styles of the South of France have heen described above purposely at
considerable lengtli, because of their prevalence over the whole district
from Arles and Avignon to Zamora and Segovia. These styles were
gradually elaborated from Boman architecture, specimens of which
covered these lands. That part of them found on the French side of
the Mountains is now tolerably known ; though to complete our know-
ledge we require to be able to compare them with the Spanish branch.
We have already seen that the latter was characterised by a stronger
affinity with the Gothic style which appeared on the banks of the
Bhine and the Po, as contradistinguished from the Bomanesque tenden-
cies of tlie Southern provinces of France.
Pointed Style.
With the very imperfect matenals at our command lt is impossible
to say, with anything
like confidence, when
the pointed style was
introduced into Spain.
663. Cathedral of Leon. From Ponz (‘ Viage’).
earlier than the reign of Ferdinand
It is almost quite cer-
tain that the Saracens
used the pointed arch
in that country as early
at least as the 10th cen-
tury, though, as before
remarked, they always
in Spain preferred the
Boman circular shape,
but stilted so as to
get the same elevation
which the broken arch
gave.
It is also evident
that in the 11th cen-
tury, if not before, the
pointed vault and con-
structive arch of the
South of France were
also used on this side
of tlie P}'renees; but
neither of tliese belong
to the pointed Gotliic
Fio scnle. s¥of which 1 am not
aware of any example
the Saint (1217). The cathedral
SPANISIi ARCHITECTUBE.
Book YII.
internal arrangement is pecnliar, having a raisecl tomb or vanlt in tlre
centre; and altogether it looks much more as if it were copied from
the Dome of the Bock tlian frorn the church now known as the Sepulchre
at Jerusalem.
This is a meagre account of a great style; hut the Bomanesque
styles of the South of France have heen described above purposely at
considerable lengtli, because of their prevalence over the whole district
from Arles and Avignon to Zamora and Segovia. These styles were
gradually elaborated from Boman architecture, specimens of which
covered these lands. That part of them found on the French side of
the Mountains is now tolerably known ; though to complete our know-
ledge we require to be able to compare them with the Spanish branch.
We have already seen that the latter was characterised by a stronger
affinity with the Gothic style which appeared on the banks of the
Bhine and the Po, as contradistinguished from the Bomanesque tenden-
cies of tlie Southern provinces of France.
Pointed Style.
With the very imperfect matenals at our command lt is impossible
to say, with anything
like confidence, when
the pointed style was
introduced into Spain.
663. Cathedral of Leon. From Ponz (‘ Viage’).
earlier than the reign of Ferdinand
It is almost quite cer-
tain that the Saracens
used the pointed arch
in that country as early
at least as the 10th cen-
tury, though, as before
remarked, they always
in Spain preferred the
Boman circular shape,
but stilted so as to
get the same elevation
which the broken arch
gave.
It is also evident
that in the 11th cen-
tury, if not before, the
pointed vault and con-
structive arch of the
South of France were
also used on this side
of tlie P}'renees; but
neither of tliese belong
to the pointed Gotliic
Fio scnle. s¥of which 1 am not
aware of any example
the Saint (1217). The cathedral