Collins, W. W., 1862- · London : W. Heinemann ; New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 478
finds an echo in the heavyand richly coloured ceiling. The vista of thenorth aisle is the best architectural feature in thebuilding. The south aisle is marred by the obtrud-ing classic columns of its side chapels. At the highaltar, which the illustration shows, the blood ofS. Januarius liquefies… … NAPLES tion when the blood, in a phial held aloft by theofficiating priest, begins to liquefy, is a sight thatonce seen can never be forgotten. Immediately under the high altar in the cryptis the Confessio of S. Gennario. Its marble roofis supported by ten Ionic columns. The richlysculptured…
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