. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. the wonder is that they have not long since been washedentirely off by lieavj rains. They are a curious mixture of Old and New Worldideas. Detail of Moorish design, a Roman arch, an Indian figure and frescoes, says Father Bouchu, I think are of later date than the comple-tion of the Chapel and they were probably permitted, to satisfy the Indian na-tures love of color. A painted rail about four feet high running around theChapel first attracts the eye, then the elaborately painted Roman Arch in redand orange over the doorway. The desig
. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. the wonder is that they have not long since been washedentirely off by lieavj rains. They are a curious mixture of Old and New Worldideas. Detail of Moorish design, a Roman arch, an Indian figure and frescoes, says Father Bouchu, I think are of later date than the comple-tion of the Chapel and they were probably permitted, to satisfy the Indian na-tures love of color. A painted rail about four feet high running around theChapel first attracts the eye, then the elaborately painted Roman Arch in redand orange over the doorway. The design of this decoration is decidedly of aMoorish caste, zigzag strips and blocks of color with corkscrew and tile work,and pillars of red and orange blocks. These pillars are about twelve feet high andsupport another line or rail of color and upon this upper line are a series of fig-ures of musicians each playing a different instrument. The figures for .some rea-, son are much more indistinct than their instruments, the latter being accurately.
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