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
CASKET OF MALACHITE AND LAPIS-LAZULI, ORNAMENTED WITH ENGRAVED ROCK
CRYSTAL.
(RELICARIO OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 102.
CHRIST ON THE CROSS, IN WROUGHT COPPER.
(RELICARIO OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 103.
BRONZE LECTERN REPRESENTING AN EAGLE, MADE AT ANTWERP IN 1571.
(CHAPTER HALL OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 104.
BRONZE LECTERN REPRESENTING AN ANGEL, MADE AT ANTWERP IN 1571, BY JEAN
SIMON.
(CHAPTER HALL OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 105.
ST. MICHAEL OVERCOMING THE DEVIL, BY PEDRO ROLDAN,
(CHAPTER HALL OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 106.
CHRIST, WITH THE VIRGIN AND ST. JOHN: STATUES IN MARBLE.
(THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 107.
GATE OF THE SANTA FORMA.
(SACRISTY OF THE MONASTERY.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 108.
MIRROR IN ROCK CRYSTAL.
(SACRISTY OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 109.
ALTAR-PIECE OF CHARLES V., IN WROUGHT COPPER.
(FROM THE CAMARIN OF ST. THERESA AT THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 110.
ALABASTER STATUE OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST.
(FROM THE CAMARIN OF ST. THERESA AT THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 111.
INSIDE COVER OF A RELIQUARY WHICH BELONGED TO PIUS V. 1566-1572.
(FROM THE CAMARIN OF ST. THERESA.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 112.
RELIQUARY OF ROCK CRYSTAL.
(FROM THE CAMARIN OF ST. THERESA.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 113.
BONE RELIQUARY OF THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY.
(CAMARIN OF ST. THERESA.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 114.
RELIQUARY OF WROUGHT IRON, INLAID.
(RELICARIO OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 115.
RELIQUARY OF WROUGHT IRON, INLAID.
(RELICARIO OF THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 116.
RECEPTION HALL.
(PALACE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 117.
RECEPTION HALL.
(PALACE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 118.
VIEW OF THE DINING HALL.
(PALACE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 119.
VIEW OF THE DINING HALL.
(PALACE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 120.
ANTE-ROOM.
(CASA DEL PRINCIPE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 121.
HALL OF AMBASSADORS.
(PALACE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 122.
A ROOM OF PHILIP II.
(PALACE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 123.
MEMORIAL OF KING PHILIP II.
(ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 124.
CHAIRS OF PHILIP IV.
(PALACE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 125.
ESCUTCHEON OF KING PHILIP II.
(THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 126.
BUEN RETIRO PORCELAIN, IMITATIONS OF WEDGWOOD.
(THE HALL OF CHINA OF THE CASA DEL PRINCIPE AT THE ESCORIAL.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 127.
BUEN RETIRO PORCELAIN, IMITATIONS OF WEDGWOOD PANELS.
(CASA DEL PRINCIPE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 128.
VIEW OF THE DINING HALL.
(Casa del Principe.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 129.
THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON (IVORY).
(CASA DEL PRINCIPE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 130.
THE FISHERMAN CAUGHT IN THE NETS (IVORY).
(CASA DEL PRINCIPE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 131.
SCULPTURE IN IVORY CALLED ‘PRINCESA DE SAN SEVERO.’
(CASA DEL PRINCIPE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 132.
THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS (IVORY).
(CASA DEL PRINCIPE.)]
[Illustration: PLATE 133.
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