Brick and marble in the Middle Ages: notes of a tour in the north of Italy (1855)
Street, George Edmund, 1824-1881 · London, J. Murray · leaf 108
arved to distinguishthem from the other stone voussoirs. The abaci are ofbrick, moulded and very varied. The doorway givenin the woodcut on the opposite page has stone jambs,caps and bases, lintel and outer arch, the label and cuspsbeing of terra-cotta; above this the whole of this por-tion of the… … S. Francesco — Brescia. uncommon design, is worth notice; the mixture ofwhite and black marble and brick is very judicious; 70 BRESCIA. Chap. V. but I must protest once more against the arcadedeaves-cornices, which are very elaborate and heavy;nor can I bring myself to like the great flat…
