Notes, ecclesiological and picturesque on Dalmatia, Croatia, Istria, Styria with a visit to Montenegro (1861)
Neale, J. M. (John Mason), 1818-1866 · London : J.T. Hayes · leaf 149
nmaking your proposal to a Dalmatian peasant girl, youcan tell at once how much money she will bring you. Having settled this important matter, we were atliberty to turn our attention to the churches of Sebenico,which I now proceed to describe : The Cathedral of Sebenico, of which the accom-panying… … imbecility of motif, and overgorgeousness of decora-tion. Whereas, in truth it is one of the noblest, moststriking, most simple, most Christian of churches,and, though highly ornamented, such is the sublimityof its design, that it gives you the impression of beingby no means richly decorated. Both…
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