The cathedrals and churches of northern Italy, their history and their architecture; (1908)
Bumpus, T. Francis (Thomas Francis) · Boston, L.C. Page and company · leaf 154
ond that of any other nationItalian Pointed architecture could becomeafter the middle of the thirteenth century. Begun in 1260, the Cathedral of Vicenzais an immensely broad edifice, mainly builtof brick, and comprising a nave, 60 feetwide, without aisles, but with a series ofchapels opening out of… … The Cathedrals of Northern Italy rule, a very insignificant feature; in fact,the windows which may be regarded as theeyes of a building, the feature by which itis immediately recognized like the belfrywindows of an English tower, contributebut little to the general appearance of thestructure. At…
Church architecture · Cathedrals
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