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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 510

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small loop-holes throughwhich little light can enter. At a later timethe windows became larger, especially in theupper story, or belfry stage, and were gen-erally arched and decorated with moldingsand colonnettes — that is, small columns. Thebody of the tower was also ornamented withfalse arcades… … PALAZZO VECCHIO, FLORENCE. were increased, so that instead of being in onlythe two upper stories, they filled the sides fromtop to bottom; many ornaments were used and 496 THE BELL-TOWERS OF ITALY. [April, sculptures and even mosaic-work and elaboratestone-carving decorated the surface. Let us…

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