Fall of the Empire in fifth century. Kings of Provence from sixth to tenth century, [26]; Kingdom of Arles, [27]; Raymond Béranger becomes Count of Provence, [11], [12]; independence of cities attacked, [27]; Albigensian crusade, [28]; in 1245 Charles of Anjou becomes Count of Provence, [29]; Queen Joan; 1480, King René dies and Provence becomes part of France, [30].
[IV. Description of Classic Buildings.]
The Architecture of Provence naturally divided into a Classic and a Mediæval period—which best considered separately, [32]; the Roman period, [33]; Paris, Autun, capricious preservation of Classic monuments, [34]; Lyons, Vienne, [35]; Temple of Augustus and Livia, remains of Forum, [37]; the pyramid, [38]; Vienne restored, [39]; Orange, [40]; the theatre, [42]; triumphal arch, [45]; other triumphal arches at Cavaillon, [47]; St Remy, [48]; mausoleum at St Remy, [50]; Arles, history, [51]; amphitheatre, [52]; mode of protecting spectators in ditto, [54]; obelisk, Place d’Hommes, Tour de la Trouille, [56]; Alyscamps, [57]; sculpture in museum, [59]; Nimes, history, [64]; amphitheatre, [65]; Maison Carrée, [68]; statue of Venus, [71]; Nymphæum, [72]; Tour Magne, [73]; Roman gates, [74]; Pont du Gard, [76]; the “Camargue” and the “Crau,” [77]; St Chamas, Roman bridge at, [77]; Vernégue, temple at, [78]; paucity of classic remains at Marseilles and Narbonne, [79]; Pomponiana, [80]; Le Luc, [80]; Fréjus, history, [80]; gate of Gaul, amphitheatre, theatre, aqueduct, [82]; Via Aurelia, [83]; aqueduct of Clausonne, Antibes, Vence, [84]; Cemenelum, [86]; Turbia, [87].
Transition from Classic to Mediæval Architecture, [90]; principles of Greco-Italian design, trabeate as opposed to the arch, [91]; gradual introduction and development of the latter, [92]; trabeate features dropped, [93]; early Christian architecture a continuation of that of Rome, [94]; the basilica, [95]; the baptistery, [96]; San Vitale, [96]; Byzantine edifices, the dome, [97]; St Mark’s, Syrian churches, [98]; early churches in the West—Romanesque varieties, [99]; attempts to vault—San Miniato, [100]; Notre Dame du Pré, Le Mans; form of vaulting in Provence, [102]; in Aquitaine, [103]; St Front, Perigueux, [104]; the dome and single nave characteristic of the South, [105]; varieties of style, influence of Roman remains, [105]; powerful in Provence, [106]; shewn in campaniles, baptisteries, and especially sculpture, [107]; supposed Byzantine influence—the pointed arch, [107]; used for simplicity of construction, [108]; Burgundian style, imitative of nature, [109]; the severe style of the Cistertians, [110]; the second style of Provençal art; the two periods described, [111]; growth of lay element, [112]; traditional ecclesiastical forms abandoned and new natural forms adopted, [113]; Northern Gothic developed, [114]; Gothic applicable to all requirements, [115]; domestic and castellated Architecture, [116]; origin and growth of the latter, [117]; peculiarities in the South, [118]; recapitulation, [119]; place of Provençal Architecture, [120].
[VI. Description of Mediæval Buildings.]
Description of Mediæval buildings—Lyons, the Ainay, [121]; the cathedral, [122]; Vienne, St André-le-Bas, and St Pierre, [124]; cathedral, [126]; ancient houses, [127]; Valence, Maison des Fêtes, [127]; castle of Crussol, monastery of Cruas, [128]; church of Cruas, [132]; Montélimar, Viviers—commencement of Provençal examples, St Paul-trois-châteaux, [134]; St Restitut, Pont St Esprit, [136]; Courthézon, Avignon, [137]; history, [138]; Notre Dame des Doms, [139]; imitation of Roman work, [141]; palace of the Popes, [143]; history, [144]; description of, [145]; walls of town, [148]; gates, [151]; Pont St Bénezet, [151]; tower of Villeneuve, [154]; castle of St André, [155]; gatehouse, [156]; curtains, [161]; guard rooms on walls, [162]; church of Villeneuve, [163]; churches of Avignon, the Beffroi, abbey of St Ruf, Priory of St Veran, [164]; Vaison, [165]; Carpentras, Venasque, Pernes, Le Thor, Cavaillon, [167]; Le clocher de Molléges, [168]; Tarascon, history, Ste Marthe, [168]; castle, [170]; houses, gateway, [172]; Beaucaire castle, [173]; triangular keep, [176]; oratory, [178]; Les Baux, [179]; the town—the bas-reliefs, [180]; account of the family, [181]; St Gabriel, [182]; Arles, St Trophime, [183]; includes examples of all periods of Provençal Architecture—the Cistertian nave, [184]; the west portal, [187]; the cloisters, [188]; the Alyscamps, St Honorat, [191]; prosperity of Arles after union to France—Renaissance palaces, [192]; Mont-Majour, Hermitage, [194]; church, [196]; cloister, [199]; chapel of Ste Croix, [199]; the keep, [203]; St Gilles, Abbey church, [204]; interrupted by Albigensian crusade, [205]; portal, [206]; sources of Provençal art, [210]; Les Saintes Maries, [212]; Marseilles, St Victor, [213]; Aix-en-Provence, St Sauveur, [217]; cloisters, [219]; “Les Villes Mortes du Golfe de Lyon,” [220]; Montpellier, Maguelonne, [222]; Béziers, [222]; St Nazaire, [224]; Fountain, [227]; house in town, [228]; Puisalicon, St Pierre de Reddes, St Martin de Londres, [229]; Narbonne, history, [230]; cathedral, [231]; its fortifications, [232]; Archbishop’s palace, [233]; the keep, [234]; St Paul, the Lagunes, the Pyrenees, Perpignan, [235]; the castellet, cathedral, [236]; citadel, &c., Elne, [239]; cathedral, [240]; the unfinished chevet, the campanile, [241]; the cloisters, [244]; Carcassonne, [244]; history, [245]; towers of the Visigoths, [246]; the porte Narbonnaise—the barbican and its defences, [252]; the walls and towers, [254]; St Nazaire, [257]; Aigues Mortes, [260]; Canal, [261]; walls and gateways, [264]; Porte de Nimes, [266]; Tour de Constance, [268]; Tour Carbonnière, [269].
Eastwards from Marseilles—Toulon, [270]; Hyères, [271]; castle, [272]; St Paul, [273]; examples of Cistertian style, [274]; Cannet, [275]; abbey of Thoronet, [276]; the cloisters, [278]; remarkable details, [280]; chapter house, [281]; St Maximin, [282]; Fréjus, cathedral and Bishop’s palace, [281]; fortified, [289]; baptistery, [291]; “Pantheon” at Riez, [293]; the cloisters, Fréjus, [296]; Brass lamp, [298]; doorways in town, [299]; district of Les Maures, how to visit, [300]; St Tropez, fish market, [301]; Grimaud, castle, [302]; La Garde Freinet, St Raphaël, the Esterelle mountains, [304]; Napoule, [305]; St Peyré, Mont St Cassien, [307]; Cannes, [308]; history, Tour du Chevalier, [310]; St Anne, [314]; Notre Dame d’Espérance, [317]; Iles de Lérins, [319]; St Honorat, cloisters, [320]; Ste Trinité, [320]; St Sauveur, [323]; castle of St Honorat, [324]; style of lower cloister, [330]; style of upper cloister, [334]; additions, [340]; Ste Marguérite, [343]; Vallauris, [344]; Le Cannet, [347]; Mougins, Notre Dame des Vie, [348]; Auribeau, [350]; Grasse, [351]; cathedral, [353]; keep tower, [354]; Renaissance, [357]; l’Oratoire, [357]; St Césaire, [359]; château de Tournon, [363]; Montauroux and Callian, [364]; Le Bar, [366]; Gourdon, [367]; Tourettes, [369]; Antibes, [371]; two keep towers, [373]; Cagnes, castle, [376]; castle of Villeneuve-Loubet, [378]; history, [381]; tower of La Trinité, [382]; Biot, [387]; St Paul-du-Var, [392]; approach to, [393]; Architecture of shops and houses, [395]; staircase, [397]; gateway, [398]; church, [400]; remarkable keep-tower, [401]; Vence, [407]; cathedral, [409]; keep towers, [411]; column, [413]; commandery of St Martin, [414]; destruction of the Templars, [417]; Nice, history, [418]; Cimiès Cross, [421]; castle of St André, [422]; Villefranche, Eza, [422]; La Turbie, [428]; gateways, [430]; Monaco, [432]; history, [433]; Ducal Palace, [434]; Roquebrune, [437]; Mentone, [438]; Gorbio, Ste Agnes, Castellar, [441]; boundary of Provençal Architecture, [441]; Ventimiglia, [445]; Dolce Aqua, [445]; Pigna, [448]; San Remo, [449]; Taggia, [450]; Bussana, Oneglia, &c., [451]; Albenga, [452]; Genoa, [455].