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 58
,as at Molfetta and Giovenazzo, whereit appears on theeast end, on thetower at Gaeta,and in several ex-amples at Ravello,betrays at once theinfluence of the Sa-racenic architectureof Sicily, where itis of common occur-rence. The massivesquare tower at thesouth angle of thefacade and the domeover… … Fig. 266. Caseita Vecchia. Transept Euds and Lantern. 44 ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY fifth are decorated by blind arcades, the upper one being carriedaround the four angle turrets which enclose the octagonal belfry.The exterior of the dome or lantern is of extreme richness.(Fig. 266.) The wall shows two…
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