Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903 · New York : Scribner and Welford · leaf 177
panels of various coloured marbles. A beautifulexample of the employment of this expedient exists inGiottos campanile at Florence (Fig. 51). The flatness of the roofs, which the Italians neverabandoned, was always found diflicult to reconcile withthe Gothic tendency to height and steepness. In many… … Fig. 57.—Italian Gothic Window, with Tracery in the Head.(13th Century.) a horizontal parapet, plain or ornamental, quite concealingthe roof. In the roofs of their campaniles, however, theGothic architects of Italy were usually happy; theyalmost always adopted a steep conical terminal, with or…
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