Galicia, the Switzerland of SpainMeakin, Annette M. B.
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Galicia, the Switzerland of Spain
Meakin, Annette M. B.
Galicia (Spain : Region)
XXIV. BETANZOS AND FERROL 308
XXV. THE GREAT MONASTERIES OF GALICIA 317
XXVI. TREES, FRUITS, AND FLOWERS 343
XXVII. DIVES CALLAECIA 352
BIBLIOGRAPHY 359
INDEX 363
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE _PÓRTICO DE GLORIA_ IN THE CATHEDRAL OF SANTIAGO _Frontispiece_
FACING PACE
MAP OF GALICIA 1
THE RIVER SIL, ORENSE 22
WHERE THE SIL JOINS THE CABE 57
A MOUNTAIN VINEYARD 57
THE TREASURY, SANTIAGO CATHEDRAL 102
PUERTA DE LAS PLATERIAS, SANTIAGO CATHEDRAL 102
PUERTA SANTA, SANTIAGO CATHEDRAL 102
THE SILVER ALTAR WITH STATUE OF ST. JAMES IN SANTIAGO CATHEDRAL 104
THE STONE COFFIN IN WHICH THE LOST BODY OF ST. JAMES
WAS DISCOVERED IN 1879. IT HAD BEEN HIDDEN THERE
WHEN SIR FRANCIS DRAKE ATTACKED CORUÑA 104
WINDOW IN THE PALACE OF GELMIREZ 127
ARCHWAY IN THE PALACE OF GELMIREZ 127
SCULPTURE IN THE CHAPEL BENEATH SANTIAGO CATHEDRAL 127
SCULPTURE IN THE REFECTORY OF THE PALACE OF GELMIREZ 128
SCULPTURE IN THE CHAPEL 130
SCULPTURED PILLAR IN THE CHAPEL 130
ENTRANCE TO THE CHAPEL BENEATH SANTIAGO CATHEDRAL 130
SCULPTURED CAPITALS EXACTLY BENEATH THE _PÓRTICO DE GLORIA_ 132
THE PALACE OF GELMIREZ 132
ENTRANCE TO THE ROYAL HOSPITAL AT SANTIAGO 136
VESTIBULE OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL 140
CLOISTER IN THE ROYAL HOSPITAL 140
CONVENT OF SAN PAYO, WHERE EACH NUN HAD A SEPARATE
KITCHEN AND A MAID TO WAIT ON HER 142
ROYAL HOSPITAL, SANTIAGO 142
A CORNER OF A CLOISTER, ROYAL HOSPITAL, SANTIAGO 144
A DOORWAY LEADING TO A CLOISTER, ROYAL HOSPITAL, SANTIAGO 144
A SCULPTURED ALTAR, ROYAL HOSPITAL, SANTIAGO 144
INTERIOR OF THE COLEGIATA DE SAR 147
CLOISTER OF THE COLEGIATA DE SAR 147
PEASANTS IN COSTUMES PECULIAR TO GALICIA 154
A NATIVE CART 158
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