ost whence floated the standard of theSerene Kepublic, and the view is closed by the loftythough half ruined campanile of S. Marco, whichsurpasses in richness that of the Duomo itself The Duomo. The bishopric of Lesina dates from1145^ but of the ancient cathedi^al of those timesnothing has survived… … Ch. XVII.] Lesina: the Duomo. 223 tural details by which to tell its age. The facade,toned by time and weather to a delicious mellowochre, is sunple and graceful but not remarkable,except as affording an instance of the influenceexercised on Dalmatian church architectiire by thecathedral of…
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