Cathedrals of Spain is John A. Gade’s survey of the great churches of the Iberian peninsula, describing their architecture, history, and the cities in which they stand. Gade leads the reader through the cathedrals of Burgos, Toledo, Seville, León, and others, tracing the blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Moorish influences that gives Spanish ecclesiastical architecture its distinctive character.
The book attends to facades, towers, cloisters, and the rich interiors of these monuments, setting each within its historical and cultural context. Written for the traveller and the lover of architecture, it conveys both the scale and the particular flavor of Spain’s cathedral building. It remains an attractive and informative introduction to some of the most impressive religious architecture in Europe.