ORD. [Vol. XVIII. No. i 4 from older edifices ; the capitals, which are almost the single instance the historical sequence of this narrative to allude to it here, the of carved ornament, are in low relief, the decoration being incised present offers a convenient opportunity for glancing at some of… … the stalactitic system of pendentives adopted in their later work is DECORATION, CHURCH OF S. VITALE, AT RAVENNA. totally independent of the construction, and performs no constructive which gives scarcely any relief to the walls, and indeed from a dis- duty. tance seems scarcely cut at all, is…
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