Architecture in Italy, from the sixth to the eleventh century; historical and critical researches (1896)
Cattaneo, Raffaele, 1861-1889 · London : Unwin · leaf 339
it is animitation of the sixth century, a very original capital of com-posite style, which has a row of very elegant little trees instead of ji lower low ul loa\i\s. Here, all the capitals of the nave arccrowned by low cymatia of red marble formed by a baton, a shell,and a listel. On the cymatia… … Fig. 1G2.—Capital from the Naves of the Cathedral of Torcello—A.n. 1008. Very well preserved and very precious is the front of thechancels of the choir, formed by five intercolumns, the centralone of which is open and more spacious than the others, whichare closed instead by very rich and elegant…
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