A cyclopaedia of works of architecture in Italy, Greece, and the Levant (1895)
Longfellow, William Pitt Preble, 1836-1913 · New York, Scribner's sons · leaf 122
erlacing; arches whosecolunins have foliage-capitals. Over thisan arched jianel encloses two trijile win-dows under round arches, one over theother. Each side the doorway a tall col-umnar buttress divides the whole front,and, as has been said, is built over witli aheavy wall-buttress. The front is… … into the hands of the Cistercians, whenits architecture was greatly moditicd. Itnow presents one of the most interesting examples in Italy of the pointed stvle,clearly indicating French prototypes. Thechurch ajipears to have been built in theXII cent., but was oidy consecrated in1217. It is…
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