Famous cathedrals as seen and described by great writers (1909)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 · New York : Dodd, Mead & company · leaf 262
partments of the green marbleof Genoa, speckled marble, yellow Sienna, variegated jasper,red Finland porphyry, the finest that the veins of the rich-est quarries could supply. Recessed niches supported byconsoles contain paintings, and appropriately break up theflat surfaces. The rosettes and… … ST. ISAACS, ST. PETERSBURG 193 and rose. The white marbles come from the quarries ofSeravezza. Having given this faint idea of the interior, let us arriveat the cupola that opens over the head of the visitor a gulfsuspended in the air vv^ith an irresistible solidity, in whichiron, bronze, brick,…
Cathedrals
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Bicknell's village builder. Elevations and plans for cottages, villas, suburban residences, farm houses [etc.] also exterior and interior details for public and private buildings, with approved forms of contracts and specifications. Containing fifty-five plates drawn to scale (1872)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-bicknellsvillage00bick-126-103.webp)
