A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance (1901)
Cummings, Charles Amos, 1833-1905 · Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company · leaf 256
rs. Constant devastation Housesby war, and especially by fire will easily account for their ^^^ cities.disappearance. The frequency of widespread conflagrations in thecities, though not surprising, is one of the most striking features ofmediseval life. The construction of the great mass of houses… … Fig. 397. Bridofe at Lamentano. warmth and for cooking. The window openings were closed withoiled linen. Piacenza and Ferrara, and doubtless other cities, made 1 Ricci, vol. i., p. .590. ^ It is said that as late as 136S there were no chimneys in Rome. Ricci, vol. ii., p. 364.. 242 ARCHITECTURE IN…
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