Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge [Eng.] University press · leaf 408
S.mMATO AL nONTEFLORENCE 1 t r c t s. c; r SCALE or rEET Fig. 55- nine bays are divided into groups of three by large pierswhich carry semi-circular arches across the nave. Theseare counterthrust by arches across the aisles. Here weThe crypt find an early example of the spacious crypt, open to… … Phot. \\x S. MINIATO AL MUMIl—1-i.UREALE CH. xvi] FLORENCE 247 the 13th century. The crypt or lower church was the s. Miniatoconfessioy where the body or relic of the saint was laid,just as had been the case with the older crypts which werenot thrown open to the church like this. The floor of the…
