Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903 · New York : Scribner and Welford · leaf 162
octagonal dome actually erected by Brunelleschi,between the years 1420 and 1444, though it harmonisesfairly well with the general lines of the building, andforms, as can be seen from our illustration (Fig. 51), astriking object in all distant views of the city, is probablyvery different from what… … !^ ri 122 GOTHIC ARCHITECTURF. with marble; and when it is stated that its height is notfai short of that of the Victoria Tower of our Houses ofParliament, though of slenderer proportions, it will beseen that it is magnificently liberal in its general scheme.The tower is covered with panels of…
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