. Onthese upper floors he mentions little cloistersopen to the air above at the top of the windingstairs (i.e. loggie), with vaulting alia Moresca (inthe Moorish way) ; windows with little columnswrought alia Moresca; beautiful columns of thefinest marble; in the centre of the building above… … ARABO-NORMAN PALACES The present piazza in front of the great centralarchway opening out from the vestibule and mainhall was then a peschiera or lake. In this lakethere was a little pavilion on an island with abridge at the further end, well builded andmeasured rooms —with more superb and…
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