"In their undertakings," says "Der curieuse Antiquarius durch Europam,"[1] the natives of different European countries are assumed by old legends to proceed thus:—
| "Der Frantzose wie ein Adler, |
| Der Deutsche wie ein Bär, |
| Der Italianer wie ein Fuchs, |
| Der Spanier wie ein Elephant, |
| Der Engelländer wie ein Löw."[2] |
To some, and but few, Spanish architects was it given to see ended what they commenced, and even such favourites of fortune generally suffered from a curtailment of their too ambitious designs.
I could not but feel, in looking at the works of Herrera, and indeed at those of several other men, such as Diego de Siloe, Gil de Ontañon, Henrique de Egas, Alonso Covarrubbias, and Juan de Badajoz, that there exists for architecture a just mean between their frequent extravagance, and the sordid and shabby spirit in which we from time to time approach the question of expenditure upon "public works." The economy which consists in sobriety and simplicity of parts, especially in structures destined to subserve ordinary uses, is as much to be admired, as the economy which aims at the combination of magnificence with "cheese-paring" is to be deprecated and despised.
CONTENTS
| [I.] BURGOS |
| The Arco de Santa Maria |
| [II.] BURGOS |
| Casa de Miranda |
| [III.] VALLADOLID |
| College of San Gregorio |
| [IV.] VALLADOLID |
| Patio de San Gregorio |
| [V.] VALLADOLID |
| Patio de San Gregorio |
| [VI.] VALLADOLID |
| Small Patio, Colegio de San Gregorio |
| [VII.] VALLADOLID |
| La Casa del Infantado |
| [VIII.] VALLADOLID |
| Church of San Isidro |
| [IX.] LEON |
| Convent of San Marcos |
| [X.] LEON |
| Cloister of the Convent of San Marcos |
| [XI.] LEON |
| Exterior of the Casa de Los Gusmanes |
| [XII.] LEON |
| Patio of the Casa de Los Gusmanes |
| [XIII.] LEON |
| Detail from a House in the Calle de La Tesoriera |
| [XIV.] SALAMANCA |
| Exterior of the Casa de Las Conchas |
| [XV.] SALAMANCA |
| Patio of the Casa de Las Conchas |
| [XVI.] SALAMANCA |
| Staircase of the Casa de Las Conchas |
| [XVII.] SALAMANCA |
| Window from the Casa de Las Conchas |
| [XVIII.] SALAMANCA |
| Window in the Patio of the Casa de Las Conchas |
| [XIX.] SALAMANCA |
| External Window of the Casa de Las Conchas |
| [XX.] SALAMANCA |
| Exterior of the Casa Monterey |
| [XXI.] SALAMANCA |
| Renaissance House opposite San Benito |
| [XXII.] SALAMANCA |
| Renaissance House in the Calle del Aguila |
| [XXIII.] AVILA |
| Entrance Gateway of the Casa Polentina |
| [XXIV.] AVILA |
| The Patio of the Casa Polentina |
| [XXV.] AVILA |
| Iron Pulpit in the Cathedral |
| [XXVI.] AVILA |
| Iron Pulpit in the Cathedral |
| [XXVII.] ESCORIAL |
| General view of the Escorial |
| [XXVIII.] SEGOVIA |
| Gateway in the City Walls |
| [XXIX.] SEGOVIA |
| Archway in the Hall of the Kings |
| [XXX.] SEGOVIA |
| Detail from the Alcazar |
| [XXXI.] SEGOVIA |
| Exterior View of the Monastery of El Parral |
| [XXXII.] ALCALA-DE-HENARES. |
| Exterior of the Colegio de San Ildefonso |
| [XXXIII.] ALCALA-DE-HENARES. |
| Window of the Arzobispado |
| [XXXIV.] ALCALA-DE-HENARES. |
| Detail from the Arzobispado |
| [XXXV.] TOLEDO |
| View of the Remains of a Moorish Fortress on the River |
| [XXXVI.] TOLEDO |
| Bridge of Alcantara |
| [XXXVII.] TOLEDO |
| Bridge of San Martin |
| [XXXVIII.] TOLEDO |
| Moorish Gateway by the Bridge of Alcantara |
| [XXXIX.] TOLEDO |
| Entrance Archway of the Zocodover |
| [XL.] TOLEDO |
| Interior of the "Taller del Moro." |
| [XLI.] TOLEDO |
| Tower of the Church of La Magdalena |
| [XLII.] TOLEDO |
| Moorish Tower of San Pedro Martire |
| [XLIII.] TOLEDO |
| Tower of the Church of Sant' Iago de La Vega |
| [XLIV.] TOLEDO |
| External View of the Hospital of the Holy Cross |
| [XLV.] TOLEDO |
| Cortile of the Hospital of the Holy Cross |
| [XLVI.] TOLEDO |
| Doorway from the Hospital of the Holy Cross |
| [XLVII.] TOLEDO |
| Entrance Gateway to the Alcazar |
| [XLVIII.] TOLEDO |
| Patio of the Hospital of Cardinal Tavera |
| [XLIX.] CORDOBA |
| Exterior of the Casa Cabello |
| [L.] SEVILLE |
| Church of La Feria |
| [LI.] SEVILLE |
| Church of San Marcos |
| [LII.] SEVILLE |
| Remains of Mudejar House near La Feria |
| [LIII.] SEVILLE |
| Mudejar Window in the Fonda de Madrid |
| [LIV.] SEVILLE |
| View in the Upper Story of one of the Patios of the Casa de Pilatus |
| [LV.] SEVILLE |
| Detail from a Doorway in the Upper Floor of one of the Patios of the House of Pilate |
| [LVI.] SEVILLE |
| One of the Arches of the Patio of the Casa Alba |
| [LVII.] SEVILLE |
| Detail from the Patio of the Casa Alba |
| [LVIII.] SEVILLE |
| Arches from the Casa de Los Abades |
| [LIX.] SEVILLE |
| View in the Patio of the Casa de Los Abades |
| [LX.] SEVILLE |
| A Peep into an Ordinary Patio |
| [LXI.] CADIZ |
| Internal View of the Cathedral |
| [LXII.] MALAGA |
| The Fountain of the Alameda |
| [LXIII.] MALAGA |
| Renaissance House in the Calle Sant' Augustin |
| [LXIV.] MALAGA |
| Old Window of the Ospedale de Santo Tomé |
| [LXV.] MALAGA |
| Knocker of the Monastery of Sant' Jago |
| [LXVI.] GRANADA |
| Remains of the Alhambra as seen from the Albaycin |
| [LXVII.] GRANADA |
| Entrance to the Bosqué del Alhambra |
| [LXVIII.] GRANADA |
| Puerta de Justicia |
| [LXIX.] GRANADA—THE ALHAMBRA. |
| Sala de Embajadores |
| [LXX.] GRANADA—THE ALHAMBRA. |
| Stucco Detail from the Hall of the Ambassadors |
| [LXXI.] GRANADA—THE ALHAMBRA. |
| Detail of Glass Inlay from the Hall of the Ambassadors |
| [LXXII.] GRANADA—THE ALHAMBRA. |
| Mosaic from the Hall of the Ambassadors |
| [LXXIII.] GRANADA—THE ALHAMBRA. |
| Niche in La Sala de Las dos Hermanas |
| [LXXIV.] GRANADA—THE ALHAMBRA. |
| Stucco Detail from the Sala del Tribunal |
| [LXXV.] GRANADA |
| View of the Cathedral from the back of the High Altar |
| [LXXVI.] GRANADA |
| The Reja of the Reyes Catolicos |
| [LXXVII.] GRANADA |
| View of the Arzobispado |
| [LXXVIII.] GUADALAXARA |
| Palacio de Los Duques del Infantado |
| [LXXIX.] GUADALAXARA |
| Doorway of the Monastery of San Miguel |
| [LXXX.] GUADALAXARA |
| Casa del Duqué de Ribas |
| [LXXXI.] GUADALAXARA |
| Door Handle from the Calle del Barrio Nuevo |
| [LXXXII.] SARAGOSSA |
| View of the Patio of the Palacio de La Infanta |
| [LXXXIII.] SARAGOSSA |
| Detail of the Arcading of the First Floor of the Casa de La Infanta |
| [LXXXIV.] SARAGOSSA |
| Exterior of the Exchange |
| [LXXXV.] SARAGOSSA |
| Patio of the Casa de Comercio |
| [LXXXVI.] SARAGOSSA |
| Patio of the House of the Marquis of Monistol |
| [LXXXVII.] SARAGOSSA |
| Bronze Renaissance Knocker of a House in the Plazuela Aduana |
| [LXXXVIII.] LERIDA |
| Tower of the Church of San Lorenzo |
| [LXXXIX.] BARCELONA |
| Old House in the Calle de Santa Lucia |
| [XC.] BARCELONA |
| Patio of the Casa de la Diputacion |
| [XCI.] BARCELONA |
| Detail from the Casa de la Diputacion |
| [XCII.] BARCELONA |
| Window from the Casa de la Diputacion |
| [XCIII.] BARCELONA |
| Doorway in the Town Hall |
| [XCIV.] BARCELONA |
| Knocker of an old House in the Calle Santa Lucia |
| [XCV.] BARCELONA |
| Knocker to an old House in the Calle Santa Lucia |
| [XCVI.] BARCELONA |
| Courtyard of an old House in the Calle de Moncara |
| [XCVII.] BARCELONA |
| Staircase of an old House in the Calle de Moncara |
| [XCVIII.] GERONA |
| Old House near the Estrella de Oro |
| [XCIX.] GERONA |
| Upper Part of an old House and Spire of the Church of San Feliu |
| [C.] GERONA |
| Old Walls near the Monastery of San Pedro |
| [Footnotes] |
| [Etext Transcriber Note] |
