. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. ^ and was in the full enjoyment of the power and prestige whichfollowed her triumphant, though unscrupulous, conduct of the fourthcrusade. But neither of them shows anv strikino- evidence of thewealth or the pride of the growing state. Though of ample dimen-sions, — nearly three hundred feet in length by one hundred and fiftyfeet across the transept, — they are entirely of brick, with the exce])-tion of the interiorpiers, and with littleattempt at ornamentwithout or nave bays areoblong
. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. ^ and was in the full enjoyment of the power and prestige whichfollowed her triumphant, though unscrupulous, conduct of the fourthcrusade. But neither of them shows anv strikino- evidence of thewealth or the pride of the growing state. Though of ample dimen-sions, — nearly three hundred feet in length by one hundred and fiftyfeet across the transept, — they are entirely of brick, with the exce])-tion of the interiorpiers, and with littleattempt at ornamentwithout or nave bays areoblong in the Frari,square in SS. Gio-vanni e Paolo ; thearcades are of plainpointed arches carriedon columnar piers,with low foliated cap-itals. As in most ofthe Gothic churchesof Italy, there is noproper clerestory, thevaulting arches of thenave springing from apoint slightlv belowthe crown of the navearches. The vaultinois everywhere simplequadripartite vault-ing, executed in brick,with strong and well-. s- ^^ »i^ ..: !^ 1 ^-- — ^ / ^ cnon ^
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