Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 52
es ofecclesiastical teaching. As far back as the twelfthcentury there had been a wide intellectual awakening,both in and outside of the monasteries, then the chiefcenters of learning in Europe. The travels of MarcoPolo in the thirteenth century were an early prelude tothe modern geographical… … medieval decorative art there is traceable the unex-tinguished tradition of Roman forms in capitals, archesand carved moldings. The exterior decorations of theFlorentine Baptistery, dating from the end of the 13thcentury, with their round arches, their pilasters andentablatures (Figure 1); the nave…
Decoration and ornament
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