Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903 · New York : Scribner and Welford · leaf 175
ngs, with deep hollows, similar tothose of Early English arches, could not be constructed ofthese materials, and are not attempted. These peculiaritieswill be found in the Town Hall at Cremona, of which anillustration (Fig. 50) has already >been given. Where marble is used, the peculiar fineness… … Fig. 50.—Window from Tivoli. given occasion to extreme flatness of treatment, and to theuse of modes of enrichment which do not require muchdepth of material. Our illustration of a window from the SOUTHERN EUROPE.—CONSTRUCTION. 135 Piazza S. Croce at Tivoli, shows these peculiarities ex-tremely…
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