. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . ves much effect to the design. In the lattercase there is a feature which is well worth notice, because itis remarkable in the best Italian brickwork, and always veryeffective. Labels are exceedingly rare, but their place isusually supplied by a course of very narrow deep red brickswhich surrounds the back of the arch. In the window in]\[onza Cathedral there are two such courses—one about 4iinches wide, the other not more than 2h. They serve todefine the arch and keep it distinct in effect from the walling The window
. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . ves much effect to the design. In the lattercase there is a feature which is well worth notice, because itis remarkable in the best Italian brickwork, and always veryeffective. Labels are exceedingly rare, but their place isusually supplied by a course of very narrow deep red brickswhich surrounds the back of the arch. In the window in]\[onza Cathedral there are two such courses—one about 4iinches wide, the other not more than 2h. They serve todefine the arch and keep it distinct in effect from the walling The windows iu tlic Castle of S. Angelo, between I/odi and Pavia. arethe only examples I met with of tlie use of brick for monials. In NorthernGermany, on the contrary, where the shaft was almost unknown, are universal, and j^enerally unsatisfactory in their effect. - See preceding page. •* See i)p. 04, o5. See p. 335. 394 ITALIAN BRICKWORK. [Chap. XIV. around it. Sometimes, as in the Yescovato at Mantna, andin the houses at Asti, these narrow bricks are introduced. ^rif l:
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