Mediæval art, from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 (1904)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Duckworth and co.: New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 166
tes that Florence,prompt in all good works, had the wonderful pavementmade per signa polorum^ which must be the record ofwhich Villani speaks, but it refers, in fact, to the signs ofthe Zodiac upon it. The iconographical scheme of thevaults is distinctly Greek, and Byzantine influence is wellmarked… … Alinari FLORENCE. BAPTISTERY. INLAID MARBLE PAVEMENT Face p. 102 SAN PIERO A GRADO 103 the inlaid patterns are often found simple figures like theseven candlesticks, and, in the Baptistery, water-pots. Of external marble work, the Badia below Fiesole isthe richest example. The fapades of San Jacopo…
Art, Medieval
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