The CATHEDRAL of SANTIAGO de COMPOSTELA

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The CATHEDRAL of SANTIAGO de COMPOSTELA
Tekst: Maria Unceta

A complete overview, with more than 130 colour illustrations, of the Cathedral of Santiago de
Compostela and the wealth of artistic treasures and monuments housed in the building and
located nearby.

The text includes the history of the Apostle's tomb and the origins of the pilgrimage, together with
detailed descriptions of the interior of the building and its surroundings.

INDEX:
The Cathedral of Santiago in the context of history
The discovery of the Apostle's tomb
Santiago, destination of Medieval pilgrims
Gelmírez, a powerful Medieval Archbishop
The Renaissance in Compostela
The Obradoiro: Baroque splendour
The Cathedral of Santiago in modern times
The Exterior of the Cathedral step by step
The Obradoiro facade and nearby
The facade of the Plaza de Platerías
The Plaza de la Quintana and the Clock Tower
The Plaza and facade of the Azabachería
The Portico of Glory
The Master Mateo, a 12th-century artist
The Apocalypse in stone
The sculptures on the Portico
The Interior of the Cathedral
The structure of the Cathedral: the ground-plan, nave, aisles and vaults
The high altar, and the Apostle's crypt
The chapels of the apse-aisle
The Corticella chapel
The other chapels in the Cathedral
The Treasury and the Cathedral Museums
The Relics chapel and the Treasury chapel
The Archive, Library and Chapter House
The Museums
The Cloister
The antecedents to the present cloister
The Renaissance cloister
The Crypt and the Gelmírez Palace
The crypt beneath the Portico of Glory
The Gelmírez Palace, a jewel of secular Romanesque architecture
Bibliography
Plan

Uitgave van Aldeasa, 2004, 119 pag.
Formaat 30,5 x 24,5 cm
Prima staat
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