Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images at the Internet Archive.) Transcriber's note: All efforts have been made to reproduce this book as printed. Besides the obvious typographical errors, no attempt has been made to correct or equalize the punctuation or spelling of the English or the French of the original book. [Illustration] [Illustration] THE CATHEDRALS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE _The Cathedral Series_ _The following, each 1 vol., library 12mo, cloth, gilt top, profusely illustrated. $2.50_ _The Cathedrals of Northern France BY FRANCIS MILTOUN_ _The Cathedrals of Southern France BY FRANCIS MILTOUN_ _The Cathedrals of England BY MARY J. TABER_ _The following, each 1 vol., library 12mo, cloth, gilt top, profusely illustrated. Net, $2.00_ _The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine BY FRANCIS MILTOUN_ _The Cathedrals of Northern Spain BY CHARLES RUDY_ _L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building, Boston, Mass._ [Illustration: ST. ANDRÉ ... _de BORDEAUX_] THE CATHEDRALS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE By FRANCIS MILTOUN AUTHOR OF "THE CATHEDRALS OF NORTHERN FRANCE," "DICKENS' LONDON," ETC., WITH NINETY ILLUSTRATIONS, PLANS, AND DIAGRAMS, By BLANCHE McMANUS [Illustration] BOSTON L. C. Page and Company MDCCCCV _Copyright, 1904_ BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) _All rights reserved_ Published August, 1904 _Third Impression_ Colonial Press Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. Boston, Mass., U. S. A. CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 11 PART I. SOUTHERN FRANCE IN GENERAL I. The Charm of Southern France 23 II. The Church in Gaul 34 III. The Church Architecture of Southern France 50 PART II. SOUTH OF THE LOIRE I. Introductory 71 II. L'Abbaye de Maillezais 81 III. St. Louis de la Rochelle 82 IV. Cathédrale de Luçon 85 V. St. Front de Périgueux 87 VI. St. Pierre de Poitiers 92 VII. St. Etienne de Limoges 104 VIII. St. Odilon de St. Flour 112 IX. St. Pierre de Saintes 115 X. Cathédrale de Tulle 118 XI. St. Pierre d'Angoulême 120