. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. ^ varied from the circular or octa-gonal plan ; yet this sometimes happened. One of the fewinstances of such departure is the very beautiful baptisteryat Gravedoifti, tow^ards the northern end of the Lake of Como, wdiichis built in the similitude of a church, and is known as Sta. Mariadel Tiglio. Its plan is a square of about forty feet, quite undivided,with circular apses on three sides: that oh the east flanked by niches^. Parma. Gravedona. 168 ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY and on the west (for the buil
. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. ^ varied from the circular or octa-gonal plan ; yet this sometimes happened. One of the fewinstances of such departure is the very beautiful baptisteryat Gravedoifti, tow^ards the northern end of the Lake of Como, wdiichis built in the similitude of a church, and is known as Sta. Mariadel Tiglio. Its plan is a square of about forty feet, quite undivided,with circular apses on three sides: that oh the east flanked by niches^. Parma. Gravedona. 168 ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY and on the west (for the building is oriented like a church) a finetower attached to the middle of the fa^ade, and forming an entrance})orch, — a most unusual arrangement in Italy. In the interior, abovea triple-arched blind arcade on the north and south sides, runs agraceful arcaded gallery. The roof is of wood, and open. Thewalls are covered with frescoes, much ruined, but still singular elegance of this little building is enhanced by thematerials of which it is built. The exterior walls are of alternatecourses of black and white marble. The baptistery is the successorof one said to have been built by Queen Theodolind at the beginningof the seventh century. After the thirteenth century baptism by immersion ceased, andbaptisteries were no longer built, but fonts were put in the churches,generally in or near the vestibule. There is probably no single feature of the Lombard churches which has more impressed itself on the archi
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