. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. Southern porches areTheir distinguished decoration, f^.^^^^ ^H ^^^^^^ is their decoration, whichpresents an extraordi-nary and most interest-ing mixture of styles, —Lombard, Byzantine,Norman, Saracenic, —sometimes all united ina single doorway, andwhich illustrates in astriking manner the mix-ture of races and civili-zations which had beenbrought together in thatregion. The tympanumof the arch is rarely with-out a group of figures inhigh relief, most oftenrepresenting Christ orthe Virgin enthroned
. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. Southern porches areTheir distinguished decoration, f^.^^^^ ^H ^^^^^^ is their decoration, whichpresents an extraordi-nary and most interest-ing mixture of styles, —Lombard, Byzantine,Norman, Saracenic, —sometimes all united ina single doorway, andwhich illustrates in astriking manner the mix-ture of races and civili-zations which had beenbrought together in thatregion. The tympanumof the arch is rarely with-out a group of figures inhigh relief, most oftenrepresenting Christ orthe Virgin enthroned,and surrounded by ador-ing angels or saints, asin the cathedrals of Al-tamura, Conversano, andBitetto ; the last mentioned beautiful example. Theface of the broad lintel which covers the opening bears commonlya continuous series of figures, as at Bitetto (Fig. 273), where thefigure of Christ occupies the centre, with the disciples on eitherhand; or a procession of saints, as at Bitonto ; or the Last Supper,as at Altamura; or a succession of niches enclosing saints, as in the. Fig. 272. Doorway at Terlizzi. I THE SOUTHERN ROMANESQUE 53 much ruined doorway of Rutigiiano. But sometimes this continuityis neglected, as in the church del Rosario at Terlizzi (Fig. 272),where the principal subject is the arrival of the three wise men atthe stable, the Virgin lying on a couch, with the infant Christ in a
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