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The shores of the Adriatic, the Austrian side : the Kèustenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia (1908)

Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton), 1848-1923 · New York : E.P. Dutton · leaf 432

An illustration from The shores of the Adriatic, the Austrian side : the Kèustenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia, 1908, leaf 432
, and thescreen of a chapel of Trpimir at Rizinice, near Salona, islike that of this little chapel in style. This is the oldestplace of worship in Dalmatia, except the cathedral.It occupies the space between the two niches above thearchway, and the pierced window-slabs of the ninthcentury still… … CARVING IN EARLY CHURCHES 301 crouching on each side fills the space between. Roundthe arch and along the frieze runs an inscription. Allalong are the simple crockets called by the Italianscaulicoli. The slabs at the bottom are surroundedby a running pattern bordered by zigzags. A numberof remains…

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