Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London, J. M. Dent ; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 352
otices and laws of the Republic wereproclaimed to the people. At our feet, as we enter the atrium by the main portalare three slabs of porphyry which mark the legendary, butnot the actual, spot where the reconciliation of the Pope andthe Emperor Barbarossa took place. The shafts and capitalsof the… … THE BASILICA OF ST MARK 231 In the south cupola are three concentric zones of mosaicswhich illustrate the six days of Creation, the Institution ofthe Sabbath, the Fall and the Expulsion from Eden. Thenumber of the day is indicated by a corresponding numberof angels standing beside the Creator with…
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