Architecture in Italy, from the sixth to the eleventh century; historical and critical researches (1896)
Cattaneo, Raffaele, 1861-1889 · London : Unwin · leaf 52
asilica was then turned towards the east, but it would be amistake to think that it opened towards the sunrise, becausethe hill which surrounds and overshadows it even now bya height of three metres (which must have been greater at thattime) could not permit it. The natural entrances of the *… … 47 basilica at that timewere towards the west,and there were onlytwo of them lateral tothe apsis and corre-si)onding to the twominor naves, to whichit was necessary todescend by steps. Andfrom this side also,by a singular ano-maly, the false facadeof this church pre-sented itself, pro-bably…
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