The Architecture of Provence and the RivieraMacGibbon, David
History
The Architecture of Provence and the Riviera
MacGibbon, David
Architecture -- France -- Provence; Architecture -- France -- Riviera
204; interrupted by Albigensian crusade, 205; portal, 206; sources of
Provençal art, 210; Les Saintes Maries, 212; Marseilles, St Victor,
213; Aix-en-Provence, St Sauveur, 217; cloisters, 219; “Les Villes
Mortes du Golfe de Lyon,” 220; Montpellier, Maguelonne, 222; Béziers,
222; St Nazaire, 224; Fountain, 227; house in town, 228; Puisalicon, St
Pierre de Reddes, St Martin de Londres, 229; Narbonne, history, 230;
cathedral, 231; its fortifications, 232; Archbishop’s palace, 233;
the keep, 234; St Paul, the Lagunes, the Pyrenees, Perpignan, 235;
the castellet, cathedral, 236; citadel, &c., Elne, 239; cathedral,
240; the unfinished chevet, the campanile, 241; the cloisters, 244;
Carcassonne, 244; history, 245; towers of the Visigoths, 246; the
porte Narbonnaise--the barbican and its defences, 252; the walls and
towers, 254; St Nazaire, 257; Aigues Mortes, 260; Canal, 261; walls
and gateways, 264; Porte de Nimes, 266; Tour de Constance, 268; Tour
Carbonnière, 269.
Eastwards from Marseilles--Toulon, 270; Hyères, 271; castle, 272;
St Paul, 273; examples of Cistertian style, 274; Cannet, 275; abbey
of Thoronet, 276; the cloisters, 278; remarkable details, 280;
chapter house, 281; St Maximin, 282; Fréjus, cathedral and Bishop’s
palace, 281; fortified, 289; baptistery, 291; “Pantheon” at Riez,
293; the cloisters, Fréjus, 296; Brass lamp, 298; doorways in town,
299; district of Les Maures, how to visit, 300; St Tropez, fish
market, 301; Grimaud, castle, 302; La Garde Freinet, St Raphaël, the
Esterelle mountains, 304; Napoule, 305; St Peyré, Mont St Cassien,
307; Cannes, 308; history, Tour du Chevalier, 310; St Anne, 314; Notre
Dame d’Espérance, 317; Iles de Lérins, 319; St Honorat, cloisters,
320; Ste Trinité, 320; St Sauveur, 323; castle of St Honorat, 324;
style of lower cloister, 330; style of upper cloister, 334; additions,
340; Ste Marguérite, 343; Vallauris, 344; Le Cannet, 347; Mougins,
Notre Dame des Vie, 348; Auribeau, 350; Grasse, 351; cathedral, 353;
keep tower, 354; Renaissance, 357; l’Oratoire, 357; St Césaire, 359;
château de Tournon, 363; Montauroux and Callian, 364; Le Bar, 366;
Gourdon, 367; Tourettes, 369; Antibes, 371; two keep towers, 373;
Cagnes, castle, 376; castle of Villeneuve-Loubet, 378; history, 381;
tower of La Trinité, 382; Biot, 387; St Paul-du-Var, 392; approach to,
393; Architecture of shops and houses, 395; staircase, 397; gateway,
398; church, 400; remarkable keep-tower, 401; Vence, 407; cathedral,
409; keep towers, 411; column, 413; commandery of St Martin, 414;
destruction of the Templars, 417; Nice, history, 418; Cimiès Cross,
421; castle of St André, 422; Villefranche, Eza, 422; La Turbie,
428; gateways, 430; Monaco, 432; history, 433; Ducal Palace, 434;
Roquebrune, 437; Mentone, 438; Gorbio, Ste Agnes, Castellar, 441;
boundary of Provençal Architecture, 441; Ventimiglia, 445; Dolce Aqua,
445; Pigna, 448; San Remo, 449; Taggia, 450; Bussana, Oneglia, &c, 451;
Albenga, 452; Genoa, 455.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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