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[Illustration: COLOGNE CATHEDRAL]

[Illustration: MAP of the RHINE VALLEY]




THE CATHEDRALS AND
CHURCHES OF THE RHINE

By FRANCIS MILTOUN

AUTHOR OF "THE CATHEDRALS
OF NORTHERN FRANCE," "THE
CATHEDRALS OF SOUTHERN
FRANCE," "DICKENS' LONDON,"
ETC., WITH NINETY ILLUSTRATIONS,
PLANS, AND DIAGRAMS,
By BLANCHE McMANUS

[Illustration]

BOSTON
L. C. Page and Company
PUBLISHERS

_Copyright, 1905_
BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
(INCORPORATED)

_All rights reserved_

Published September, 1905
Second Impression, May, 1909

_COLONIAL PRESS_
_Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co._
_Boston, U. S. A._




CONTENTS


CHAPTER                                          PAGE

Apologia                                            v

I. Introductory                                     1

II. The Rhine Cities and Towns                     13

III. The Church in Germany                         29

IV. Some Characteristics of Rhenish Architecture   40

V. The Accessories of German Churches              56

VI. Constance and Schaffhausen                     68

VII. Basel and Colmar                              83

VIII. Freiburg                                     93

IX. Strasburg                                      97

X. Metz                                           114

XI. Speyer                                        127

XII. Carlsruhe, Darmstadt, and Wiesbaden          134

XIII. Heidelberg and Mannheim                     142

XIV. Worms                                        149

XV. Frankfort                                     155

XVI. Mayence                                      161

XVII. Bacharach, Bingen, and Rudesheim            172

XVIII. Limburg                                    181

XIX. Coblenz and Boppart                          187

XX. Laach and Stolzenfels                         194

XXI. Andernach and Sinzig                         199

XXII. Treves                                      202

XXIII. Bonn                                       208

XXIV. Godesberg and Rolandseck                    226

XXV. Cologne and Its Cathedral                    232

XXVI. The Churches of Cologne                     264

XXVII. Aix-la-Chapelle                            277

XXVIII. Liege                                     295

XXIX. Duesseldorf, Neuss, and Muenchen-Gladbach     304

XXX. Essen and Dortmund                           318

XXXI. Emmerich, Cleves, and Xanten                326

XXXII. Arnheim, Utrecht, and Leyden               331

Appendix                                          347

Index                                             363




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


                                                    PAGE

Cologne Cathedral                          _Frontispiece_

General View of Leyden                    facing       8

General View of Duesseldorf                facing      24

Worms Cathedral                           facing      60

Chandelier, Aix-la-Chapelle                           64

Font, Limburg                                         66

Constance Cathedral                                   70

Coat of Arms, Constance                               82

Cathedral Clock, Basel                                85

Basel and Its Cathedral                   facing      86

Coat of Arms, Basel                                   92

Freiburg Cathedral                        facing      94

Coat of Arms, Freiburg                                96

Ancient Church Foundation, Strasburg (diagram)       101

Strasburg Cathedral                       facing     102

Coat of Arms, Strasburg                              113

Metz                                                 115

Speyer Cathedral                                     129

Greek Chapel, Wiesbaden                   facing     140

Coat of Arms, Darmstadt                              141

Heidelberg and Its Castle                 facing     146

Frankfort Cathedral                       facing     156

Coat of Arms, Frankfort                              160

Cenotaph of Drusus, Mayence                          162

Mayence Cathedral                         facing     166

Bacharach                                            173

Bishop Hatto's Mouse Tower                           175

Coat of Arms, Bingen                                 180

Limburg Cathedral                         facing     182

Coblenz and Its Bridge                    facing     190

General View of Boppart                   facing     192

Coat of Arms, Coblenz                                193

Abbey of Laach (restored)                            195

Stolzenfels Castle                                   197

Coat of Arms, Laach                                  198

General View of Andernach                 facing     200

Sinzig Church                                        205

