The column and the arch : essays on architectural history (1899)
Longfellow, William Pitt Preble, 1836-1913 · London : Sampson Low, Marston & Co. · leaf 180
er part. The most characteristic adornment is still theseries of mosaic pictures in square panels notmuch spoiled by later restorations with which Six-tus filled the space between the low^er order andthe clerestory, leading up to the great group of mo-saics that surrounds the triumphal arch.… … SANTA MA HI A MAO 01 ORE 135 history, the prophecies and forerunners of Christ.Those about the arch show the story of his birthand infancy—the Annunciation, the Presentation,the Adoration of the Magi, the Massacre of the In-nocents. They are among the most interesting inRome, as they are among the…
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