A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 350
760. Pain of Cathedral at Siena. (Fromthe Eglises Principales dEurope.)Scale 100 ft. to 1 in. Bk. VIII. Ch. III. CATHEDRAL AT SIENA. 329 and gorgeous furniture of the church, it makes up a whole of greatbeauty. The circular pier-arches, however, and the black and whitestripes by. which the exterior… … 761. Facade of the Cathedral at Siena. represented in Woodcut No. 761. It consists of three great portals,the arches of which are equal in size, though the centre doorway islarger than those at the sides. Above is the invariable circular windowof the Italian architects, and the whole is crowTned by…
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