. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . , which,he says, retains traces of an earlier age. The choirretains no such traces. The only remains of the ori-ginal church are at the back of the west end, invisiblefrom the inside of the church, and at the opposite endto the choir. As for the church being in a plainGothic style, it is an extremely beautiful example ofpure Lombard, of the first few years of the eleventhcentury. True, the middle arch of the three whichdivide the nave from the aisles is pointed, whereas the S. MICHELE. 3 two others are round, but this is evide
. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . , which,he says, retains traces of an earlier age. The choirretains no such traces. The only remains of the ori-ginal church are at the back of the west end, invisiblefrom the inside of the church, and at the opposite endto the choir. As for the church being in a plainGothic style, it is an extremely beautiful example ofpure Lombard, of the first few years of the eleventhcentury. True, the middle arch of the three whichdivide the nave from the aisles is pointed, whereas the S. MICHELE. 3 two others are round, but this is evidently done toeconomise space, which was here unusually was room for more than two round arches, butnot room enough for three, so it was decided to dockthe middle arch a little. It is a she-arch—that is tosay, it has no keystone, but is formed simply by prop-ping two segments of a circle one against the certainly is not a Gothic arch ; it is a Lombard arch,modified in an unusual manner, owing to its havingbeen built under unusual GARDEN AT THE SANCTUARY OF S. MICHELE. The visitor should on no account omit to rino- thebell and ask to be shown the open Lombard galleryalready referred to as running round the outside ofthe choir. It is well worth walking round this, if onlyfor the view. H U4 ALPS AND SANCTUARIES. The official who showed us round was very kind,and as a personal favour we were allowed to visit thefathers private garden. The large arm-chairs aremade out of clipped box-trees. While on our way tothe garden we passed a spot where there was an alarm-ing buzzing, and found ourselves surrounded by whatappeared to be an angry swarm of bees ; closer inspec-tion showed that the host was a medley one, composedof wasps, huge hornets, hive-bees, humble-bees, flies,dragon-flies, butter-flies, and all kinds of insects, flyingabout a single patch of ivy in full blossom, whichattracted them so strongly that they neglected every-thing else. I think s
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