Richmond, W. B. (William Blake), Sir, 1842-1921 · London : Macmillan · leaf 225
anciscans, Fra Filippo da Cam-pobello. Italian architecture was very pure in style at this period;but be it said quite frankly, Gothic, as France and Germany andEngland understood it, never really got into the vernacular of Italy.It never became completely in touch with the Italian race. It wasmore… … The Church of St. Francis sham classic, but traditionally classic, a heritage more than a growth.Italian fancy is different in kind from French, from German andEnglish. It is less playful than the French, less romantic afid morespontaneous than the German, more imaginative and brilliant thanthe…
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