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Architecture: gothic and renaissance (1880)

Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903 · New York : Scribner and Welford · leaf 158

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a good specimen of thesecular architecture of North Italy. Originally the lowerstorey was a loggia, or open arcaded storey, but the archeshave been built up. Telling, simple, and graceful, thisbuilding owes its effect chiefly to its well-designed openingsand a chaiacteristic brick cornice. It is… … Fig. oO.—TuE Palace of thk Jirisconsults at Cremona. Venice is the city in the whole of North Italy whereGothic architecture has had freest scope and has achieved 118 GOTHIC AKCHITECTUKE. the greatest success, not, howevei-, in ecclesiastical, but insecular buildings. The great Cathedral of St.…

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