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A history of architecture (1906)

Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909, Frothingham, Arthur Lincoln, 1859-1923 · New York, The Baker & Taylor Company · leaf 173

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above the ground line. The ancient radiate church at Brescia, called commonly the Rotunda, retains its original character in a wonderful fashion. It is known to have existed before the year 838 and there is no evidence of its having been rebuilt. The internal evidence points to an unaltered… … 105 — Plan of S. Lorenzo Maggiore at Milan with the ancient chapels. (Drawn by E. P. C, from De Dartein.) The piers of the nave are unquestionably ancient. They are eight in number and carry the visible drum which is seen in the photograph (Fig. 106). The outer face of this drum — of this circular…

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