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 177
anks of free-standing arcades, their sharplydefined shadows are thrown against the marble wall behind,so that arcades of light are countercharged against arcadesof shadow, while an infinity of intricacy results from per-spective and from the ever-moving ranks of shadows. AtSan Michele, Lucca, the… … Fig. 56. Examples of inlaid marble pillars from St. Michele, Lucca. Pisa mosaics. Originally the free standing arcades arederived, I believe, from open arcades of small scale,which were often used round the top storey of the exteriorsof apses forming galleries. Up to a comparatively late time all…
Art, Medieval
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