Project Gutenberg 2010-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 112 Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain" by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells is a travelogue composed of letters that were penned in the mid-19th century. The author describes his experiences while exploring Spain, focusing on its architectural splendor, including Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and monuments of art in cities such as Burgos, Toledo, and Seville. The text serves as both a personal narrative of Wells's journey and a reflection on the historical and artistic heritage of Spain. The opening portion of the work introduces the reader to Wells's correspondence with a friend, Mrs. C----R, who expresses a desire to learn about Spain. Wells shares his enthusiasm for exploring the country and his aim to provide an entertaining account of its monuments and culture, acknowledging that he will approach the subject matter with a practical lens rather than lavish romanticism. He mentions that his travels occur after a significant revolution that stripped ceremonial events of their former grandeur, urging that the focus would shift towards architectural descriptions rather than historical embellishments. As he begins his detailed exploration, Wells sets the stage for rich conversations and vivid artistic observations throughout his travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32821/32821-h/images/cover.jpg en Art, Islamic Architecture -- Spain Architecture, Islamic Spain -- Antiquities DP Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - European 637036 637040 2024-09-14T04:42:27.390701 2023-09-14T09:36:00.142774 text/html text/html 637215 2010-07-27T13:04:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 9231746 2010-07-27T13:06:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 9543179 2024-09-14T04:42:37.691109 application/epub+zip 9541013 2024-09-14T04:42:29.020645 application/epub+zip 308107 2024-09-14T04:42:27.996668 application/epub+zip 9669083 2024-09-14T04:42:44.483148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9620563 2024-09-14T04:42:35.868133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436452 2022-09-15T06:28:56.768304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584207 2024-09-14T04:42:26.296726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 584374 2010-06-15T08:31:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 224332 2010-07-27T13:05:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 584177 2010-06-15T08:31:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 224131 2010-07-27T13:05:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 584180 2010-06-15T08:31:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223898 2010-07-27T13:05:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22041 2024-09-14T04:42:44.659064 application/rdf+xml 20600 2024-09-14T04:42:28.090669 image/jpeg 3114 2024-09-14T04:42:28.043660 image/jpeg 9338859 2024-09-14T04:42:27.631732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog