sessor of one of the most exquisite Romanesque portals in the world. Angouleme rests so secure in the possession of its cathedral that one never hears of the half concealed little church here shown. Only the tower is visible over the housetops, and it is necessary to wander through many a garlic-reeking alley before finding the padded doors which lead to a somber and lovely interior. Cahors, in the center of one of the few barren areas in France, is by no means barren of archi
ample inverted megaphone and accompanying lengths of slender rain pipe. Rot far from the Chemin cles Dames is a most pathetic church, made of corrugated iron, belfry and all. Rusty, disreputable in appearance, defiant, it possesses an exterior that is expressive of a good deal also.
Northern Spain abounds in bulky little churches, most of which repeat the same motif with but slight variations. There is always the heavily buttressed cubicle, punched with tiny and
Angouleme
TOWER OF A CHURCH IN ANGOULEME, FRANCE
tectural delicacies. It is one of the most satisfying towns in the Midi, full of colorful corners, of which the doorway to the cathedral is but one.
The smaller sketches afford a comparison between the small churches of scattered towns in France and Spain. It is a matter of considerable regret that at least one of the four splendid churches in Etampes is not included. There is a leaning church tower in this long drawn out town, and it leans on a subtle and very decided curve. A touch of lowbrow comedy might also have been added by showing a church in the Marne which possesses an impressive row of very seasick looking gargoyles, each muzzled with an
seemingly inadequate windows, the long block of the square tower with its belfry and a lone touch of ornament in the rich entrance portal. In color, they are almost indistinguishable from the brownish, rocky soil, but their severe profiles lend a civilized touch to a brilliant bleakness that is uniquely Spanish., The intensely romantic spot of Segovia is overladen with them, in addition to its dramatic cathedral. The small towns of Andalusia are more accessible than those in the North and it is possible to find many lovely old churches outside of Seville if one is of the bicycling temperament. A plain little church in Burgos, San Nicolas, gives no hint of the aston
ample inverted megaphone and accompanying lengths of slender rain pipe. Rot far from the Chemin cles Dames is a most pathetic church, made of corrugated iron, belfry and all. Rusty, disreputable in appearance, defiant, it possesses an exterior that is expressive of a good deal also.
Northern Spain abounds in bulky little churches, most of which repeat the same motif with but slight variations. There is always the heavily buttressed cubicle, punched with tiny and
Angouleme
TOWER OF A CHURCH IN ANGOULEME, FRANCE
tectural delicacies. It is one of the most satisfying towns in the Midi, full of colorful corners, of which the doorway to the cathedral is but one.
The smaller sketches afford a comparison between the small churches of scattered towns in France and Spain. It is a matter of considerable regret that at least one of the four splendid churches in Etampes is not included. There is a leaning church tower in this long drawn out town, and it leans on a subtle and very decided curve. A touch of lowbrow comedy might also have been added by showing a church in the Marne which possesses an impressive row of very seasick looking gargoyles, each muzzled with an
seemingly inadequate windows, the long block of the square tower with its belfry and a lone touch of ornament in the rich entrance portal. In color, they are almost indistinguishable from the brownish, rocky soil, but their severe profiles lend a civilized touch to a brilliant bleakness that is uniquely Spanish., The intensely romantic spot of Segovia is overladen with them, in addition to its dramatic cathedral. The small towns of Andalusia are more accessible than those in the North and it is possible to find many lovely old churches outside of Seville if one is of the bicycling temperament. A plain little church in Burgos, San Nicolas, gives no hint of the aston