. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. f quite irregular plan,over the apses of the first the vault of this aisle thesquare is changed to an octagon1)y tlie intervention of conicalsquinches at the angles, and thewhole finishes with an octagonaldome, w^ith four round - archedwindows just below the exterior outline is as in theabove-mentioned examples, thewhole roof being of entire plan and construc-tion are of the rudest and mostforudess character, yet give evi-dence of more matured know-ledge of build
. A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance. f quite irregular plan,over the apses of the first the vault of this aisle thesquare is changed to an octagon1)y tlie intervention of conicalsquinches at the angles, and thewhole finishes with an octagonaldome, w^ith four round - archedwindows just below the exterior outline is as in theabove-mentioned examples, thewhole roof being of entire plan and construc-tion are of the rudest and mostforudess character, yet give evi-dence of more matured know-ledge of building than the moreregular and finished baptisteryof Biella. From two oppositesides of the aisle of the secondstory open small apses, of whichone contains the remains of analtar, while the other affordsaccess to the two narrow stair-cases which connect the twostories. The ancient baptismalfont, hewn from a single blockof granite, still stands in thecentre of the )s the most conqdete exanq)le of the Lond)ard baptisteriesis that of Asti, which is by some authorities, including Mothes,. :A Fi,^. 10t>. (ialliaiio. Baptistery. THE I.().MI;AIM) 167
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