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A text-book of the history of architecture (1904)

Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 295

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FIG. 151. — FACADE OF SIENNA CATHEDRAL. 262 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. The Certosa at Pavia (Fig. 152) and the earlier Carthusianchurch of Chiaravalle have internal cupolas or domes cov-ered externally by many-storied structures ending in a towerdominating the whole edifice. These two churches,… … FIG. 152.—EXTERIOR OF THE CERTOSA, PAVIA. exterior. The Certosa at Pavia is contemporary with thecathedral of Milan, to which it offers a surprising contrast,both in style and material. It is wholly built of brick andterra-cotta, and, save for its ribbed vaulting, possesseshardly a single Gothic…

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