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Cathedral cities of Italy (1911)

Collins, W. W., 1862- · London : W. Heinemann ; New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 540

An illustration from Cathedral cities of Italy, 1911, leaf 540
the north chancel aisle are the tombsof Roger, Duke of Apulia, and Henry, Princeof Capua, two sons of William the Bad. In thesouth chancel aisle are the tombs of William theGood and William II. Just as Palermos cathedralis a fit resting-place for the remains of some ofthe Norman kings, so is this… … PALERMO monastery. The celebrated cloisters, of which wespeak, are more Arab than Norman, and moreinfidel than Christian in their architecture. Thetwo flat members of the Moorish arches aredecorated with black tufa lozenges and spearheads.The coupled columns are nowhere approached inbeauty and…

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