Brown, J. Wood (James Wood) · New York, E.P. Dutton and company · leaf 410
. These galleries rest, partly on the greatmachicolations, partly on the wall of the facade, and partly ona series of lesser brackets which spring roofwards from the innerside of the wall. This general system of fortification, common tothe whole of Arnolfos palace, is broken in upon by the… … ^ySel/fyyytgnorie^ . THE PALAZZO DELLA SIGNORIA 391 these galleries pierce the base of the tower from North to South attwo levels, the one over the other; and this is a device which,while it secures needed communication along the double line ofdefence, is clearly not without importance as regards…
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