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
Virgil: Manuscript of the Year 966. (Library of the
Escorial), 74
Virgil: Manuscript of the Year 966. (Library of the
Escorial), 75
The Apocalypse of St. John: Manuscript of the 15th Century,
(Library of the Escorial), 76
Two pages of the Koran of Muley Zidan, Emperor of
Morocco in 1594. (Library of the Escorial), 77
‘The Tree of Love,’ written in 1288. (Library of the
Escorial), 78
Persian Manuscript, the work of Muhammed Scham El
Din Hapheth, Poet of the 14th Century. (Library of the
Monastery), 79
Mass-book of Isabel the Catholic, Manuscript of the
15th Century. (Library of the Escorial), 80
Frontispiece of the Koran of Muley Zidan, Emperor of
Morocco in 1594. (Library of the Escorial), 81
Mass-book of the Empress Isabel, Mother of Philip II.
(Library of the Escorial), 82
Mass-book of Philip III. and Queen Margarita. (Library
of the Escorial), 83
Greek Manuscript of the end of the 14th Century. (Library
of the Escorial), 84
Breviary of Philip II. (16th Century). (Library of the
Monastery), 85
Mass-book and Holy Office of Philip II. (Library of the
Monastery), 86
Latin Prayer-book of Ferdinand the Catholic. (Library of
the Monastery), 87
Arabian Manuscript (Natural History). (Library of the
Monastery), 88
Reading Desk in the Choir. (Escorial), 89
Sacristy (Monastery), 90
Paranymph of the College (Monastery), 91
Our Lord Crucified, sculptured in Marble (Monastery), 92
Interment of Philip II. (Monastery), 93
Chapter Room (Monastery), 94
Chapter Room (Monastery), 95
Chapter Hall (Monastery), 96
Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple, attributed to Van
Eyck (Monastery), 97
Altar-piece of the Santa Forma, painted by Claudio Coello.
(Sacristy of the Monastery), 98
Embroidered Altar-cloths. (From the Sacristy), 99
Embroidered Copes. (Sacristy of the Escorial), 100
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