For unfailing courtesy and untiring interest, for free access to private as well as to ecclesiastical libraries, for permission to photograph and copy, for unbounding hospitality and the retelling of many an old legend, their most grateful thanks are due to the Catholic clergy, from Archbishop to Cure and Vicar. For rare old bits of information, for historical verification, and for infinite pains in accuracy of printed matter, they owe warm thanks to Mrs. Wilbur Rose, to Miss Frances Kyle, and to Mrs. William H. Shelmire, Jr. For criticism and training in the art of photographing they owe no less grateful acknowledgment to Mr. John G. Bullock and Mr. Charles R. Pancoast. E. W. R. V. H. F. CONTENTS. PAGE THE SOUTH OF FRANCE I. THE SOUTH OF FRANCE 3 II. ARCHITECTURE IN PROVENCE, LANGUEDOC, AND GASCONY 29 PROVENCE I. THE CATHEDRALS OF THE SEA 55 Marseilles--Toulon--Frejus--Antibes--Nice II. CATHEDRALS OF THE HILL-TOWNS 72 Carpentras--Digne--Forcalquier--Vence--Grasse III. RIVER-SIDE CATHEDRALS 101 Avignon--Vaison--Arles--Entrevaux--Sisteron IV. CATHEDRALS OF THE VALLEYS 178 Orange--Cavaillon--Apt--Riez--Senez--Aix LANGUEDOC I. CATHEDRALS OF THE CITIES 237 Nimes--Montpellier--Beziers--Narbonne--Perpignan-- Carcassonne--Castres--Toulouse--Montauban Illustrations Page RODEZ _Frontispiece_ "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"--_Agde_ 10 "A NAVE OF THE EARLIER STYLE"--_Arles_ 15 "A NAVE OF THE LATER STYLE"--_Rodez_ 19 "THE DELICATE CHOIR OF SAINT-NAZAIRE"--_Carcassonne_ 23 "A CLOISTER OF THE SOUTH"--_Elne_ 27 "A ROMANESQUE AISLE"--_Arles_ 31 "THE SCULPTURED PORTALS OF SAINT-TROPHIME"--_Arles_ 33 "A GOTHIC AISLE"--_Mende_ 35 "CORRESPONDING DIFFERENCES IN STYLE"--_Carcassonne_ 39 "FORTIFIED GOTHIC BUILT IN BRICK"--_Albi_ 43 "A CHURCH FORTRESS"--_Maguelonne_ 45 "STATELY GOTHIC SPLENDOUR"--_Condom_ 47