The Escorial: A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Spanish Royal Palace, Monastery and MausoleumCalvert, Albert Frederick
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The Escorial: A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Spanish Royal Palace, Monastery and Mausoleum
Calvert, Albert Frederick
Escorial
Left Side of the High Altar: Interment of the Emperor
Charles V., 44
Marble Statue of San Lorenzo at the Entrance of the Choir, 45
Interior View of the Chapel, 46
The Tabernacle. (Escorial), 47
Panteon of the Kings. (Entrance Gate), 48
Beautiful Rock Crystal Candelabrum in the Choir of the
Escorial, 49
Casket in Malachite and Lapis-lazuli, ornamented with
beautiful engraved Rock Crystal. (Reliquary of the
Escorial), 50
View of the Panteon of the Kings. (Escorial), 51
Panteon of the Infantes (Interior), 52
Panteon of the Infantes (Interior), 53
Tomb of Charlotte of Bourbon. (Panteon of the Infantes), 54
Tomb of Don John of Austria. (Panteon of the Infantes), 55
View of the Principal Staircase of the Monastery, 56
Library of the Monastery, 57
Library of the Monastery, 58
Library of the Monastery, 59
Library of the Monastery, 60
Golden MS. (10th Century). (Library of the Monastery), 61
Prayer-book of Isabella the Catholic. (Library of the
Monastery), 62
Songs of St. Mary. MS. (13th Century) belonging to
Alfonso the Wise. (Library of the Monastery), 63
Latin Prayer-book of Ferdinand the Catholic. (Library of
the Monastery), 64
Mass-book of Philip II. (Library of the Monastery), 65
Breviary of Charles V. (Library of the Monastery), 66
Psalter of the Emperor Charles V. (Library of the Escorial), 67
Natural History of Pliny the Younger, Italian MS. of the
16th Century. (Library of the Escorial), 68
Page 238 of the Mass-book of Isabella the Catholic: MS.
of the 15th Century, the Vignette of which contains the
name of the Queen. (Library of the Escorial), 69
First page of a Hebrew Bible: precious MSS. of the end of
the 14th Century. (Library of the Escorial), 70
Persian MS., the work of Muhammed Scham El Din
Hapheth, Poet of the 14th Century. (Library of the
Escorial), 71
Manuscript of the Year 1050. (Library of the Escorial), 72
Virgil’s Poems: MS. of the 15th Century, written in Spain.
(Library of the Escorial), 73
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