Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . CANOSSA. IN PIFFERARI. their enormous dimensions : especially is this the case with San Petronio, the principalchurch of Bologna, whose gigantic size positively astounds one at the first glance ; butthere are many other churches built with a similar lavish prodigality of means. Fewcities of Italy were so rich as Bologna, which bore the epithet of La Grassa (The Fat) in ITAL Y. consequence of her easy opulence : but notwithstanding the tight grip which MotherChurch always endeavoured to keep on so wealthy a city, the burghers maintained aspirit of pr
Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . CANOSSA. IN PIFFERARI. their enormous dimensions : especially is this the case with San Petronio, the principalchurch of Bologna, whose gigantic size positively astounds one at the first glance ; butthere are many other churches built with a similar lavish prodigality of means. Fewcities of Italy were so rich as Bologna, which bore the epithet of La Grassa (The Fat) in ITAL Y. consequence of her easy opulence : but notwithstanding the tight grip which MotherChurch always endeavoured to keep on so wealthy a city, the burghers maintained aspirit of proud independence throughout all their vicissitudes. Among the churches, thatof Santo Stefano is distinguished, not so much for its artistic treasures, as for containing asort of museum of ecclesiastical curiosities of all kinds, pictures, and statues, gold and silver jewelry, and relics ofsaints. But all these templeswith their splendid bell-towers, all these turrets andbattlements of princely pa-laces, are not so distinctivelycharacteristic of the gen
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