The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 92
ignorant of the principle of the arch, and he employed no tools to shape his stones ; yet, for all this, he was beyond question a man of ingenuity, large ideas, and good taste. Can any one assert that he Fig. 47.—Plan of Baptistery at Nocera may not have been poten- dei Pagani. Scale 50 feet to 1… … 70 THE PAST IN THE PRESENT. dei Pagani, on the road between Eome and Naples, which isso greatly admired, and which is very much on the same plan ?May not the same question be fairly asked if we substitutefor the church of Xocera dei Pagani the tomb of Constantia,now known as the Baptistery of St.…
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