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Cathedral cities of Italy (1911)

Collins, W. W., 1862- · London : W. Heinemann ; New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 104

An illustration from Cathedral cities of Italy, 1911, leaf 104
washed interior possesses no redeeming feature;unless it be a rather pleasing course of grey marblethat runs round on a level with the capitals of thegrey columns. A bust of Petrarch, who was acanon here, and some beautiful twelfth-centuryMSS. with exquisite miniatures in the sacristy, arethe most… … PADUA sixteenth century, commenced from designs byPadre Girolamo da Brescia and finished fifty yearslater by Andrea Morone. All its altars are deco-rated with scrolls and floral patterns, in the inlaidmarble work for which Italy has been famous formany generations. The church of S. Agostino degli…

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