Byways in southern Tuscany . century, covered withByzantine carving, there is the sarcophagus of the saint towhom the cathedral is dedicated, called the House of SanCerbone, much enriched with deeply cut panels. Over adoorway the life of the saint is portrayed; especiallyspirited is the march of the geese who are said to haveaccompanied him by his own order when he went toRome, that he might not appear empty-handed before thePope. From the window of the sacristy there is a charmingview. Opposite the Cathedral is the Palazzo del Podesta, verysolid and quite unornamented but for the beauty of it
Byways in southern Tuscany . century, covered withByzantine carving, there is the sarcophagus of the saint towhom the cathedral is dedicated, called the House of SanCerbone, much enriched with deeply cut panels. Over adoorway the life of the saint is portrayed; especiallyspirited is the march of the geese who are said to haveaccompanied him by his own order when he went toRome, that he might not appear empty-handed before thePope. From the window of the sacristy there is a charmingview. Opposite the Cathedral is the Palazzo del Podesta, verysolid and quite unornamented but for the beauty of itsGothic windows. Of these the ones of the upper row re-tain their original form, but from those of the lower line themullions have been ruthlessly sawed, and square, shutteredopenings fitted in. The Palazzo Communale close by soarsto a great height and terminates in square battlements,while its windows have been left unspoiled. Quite markedupon its fa9ade are the small bracketed apertures, to be 8 BYWAYS IN SOUTHERN TUSCANY.
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