History of mediæval art . JTv • . 4. Fig. 227.—Fa9ade and Longitudinal Section of S. Maria of Naranco. the capitals of the columns, partly projecting, partly treated as im-posts, being without Corinthian reminiscences. The most important architectural monument of the kingdom ofAsturias during the ninth and tenth centuries is S. Maria of Na-ranco, which Spanish antiquaries have designated as the palace ofKing Ramiro I. {Figs. 227 and 228). The character of its decora-tions, indeed, seems to indicate that this building was erected at 372 ARCHITECTURE OF THE ROMANIC EPOCH. about the same time as
History of mediæval art . JTv • . 4. Fig. 227.—Fa9ade and Longitudinal Section of S. Maria of Naranco. the capitals of the columns, partly projecting, partly treated as im-posts, being without Corinthian reminiscences. The most important architectural monument of the kingdom ofAsturias during the ninth and tenth centuries is S. Maria of Na-ranco, which Spanish antiquaries have designated as the palace ofKing Ramiro I. {Figs. 227 and 228). The character of its decora-tions, indeed, seems to indicate that this building was erected at 372 ARCHITECTURE OF THE ROMANIC EPOCH. about the same time as S. Cristina of Lena, and it must be acknowl-edged that the general plan is rather that of a palace than of achurch. But notwithstanding these indications, it is impossible todetermine with absolute certainty either the purpose of this remark-able edifice or the date of its erection. However different the dec-orative treatment of the structure, the plan is certainly similar tothat of many German palaces of the Romanic period. The g
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