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{i} 

THE SPANISH SERIES

 
 

LEON, BURGOS

AND

SALAMANCA

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{iii} 

LEON,   BURGOS
AND SALAMANCA

LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
{iv}NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY MCMVIII

{v}Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty



To

THE MARQUIS OF VIANA

The History of whose House

Is indissolubly connected

With the Grandest Traditions

of Spain

This Volume is Dedicated

With a Sincere Expression

Of the Author’s Esteem
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PREFACE

In the plan of this book, as in the other volumes of the Series, thetext has been made subordinate to and explanatory of the illustrations,which, I venture to hope, will be found to form a complete and usefulpanorama of the monumental glories of these grand old cities. I have notproposed to write a guide-book for the tourist, but rather to supply himwith a souvenir, and to provide a manual for those interested inarchitecture and archæology. I have avoided technology as much aspossible, as my appeal is not to the professional student, but to theamateur (in the true sense) of the arts. In order to supplement my ownknowledge and revise the impressions derived from personal observationin the three towns, I have availed myself freely of the works of otherswho have laboured in the same field, and have been at much pains toconsult all the writings I

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