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The terra-cotta architecture of North Italy (XIIth-XVth centuries) : pourtrayed [sic] as examples for imitation in other countries (1867)

Gruner, Ludwig, 1801-1882, Ottolini, Vittore, Lose, Friedrich · London : J. Murray · leaf 40

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the sky shows through them, much beauty and elegance areadded to the campanile. This edifice, or rather this spire, has several timesbeen restored; not altogether, but as regards decorations, cornices, parapets,&c, because frost and heat frequently displace the bricks. When last restoredit was… … Detail! of Cornices, Arcades, Arches, etc., in the Abbey of Chiaravalle. This church, both within and without, displays great simplicity of struc-ture. The columns and arches of the interior are of terra-cotta bricks, nowwhitewashed, the bases and capitals only excepted. Anyone viewing this and…

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