Architecture in Italy, from the sixth to the eleventh century; historical and critical researches . into tlnee naves by columnsor pilasters, reproducing nei-ther more nor less than theold common Latin —In the mu-seum of Vicenza one maysee a florid capital in Greekstyle of the eighth century(unfortunately very muchout of condition), and afragment of a pai-apet withpart of a cross finely coveredl)y a net and flanked byboughs, leaves, and bunchesof grapes. Another fragment of the same style exists in the ground floor of the Palazzo Orgian. It is the half of a fronton similar to tho
Architecture in Italy, from the sixth to the eleventh century; historical and critical researches . into tlnee naves by columnsor pilasters, reproducing nei-ther more nor less than theold common Latin —In the mu-seum of Vicenza one maysee a florid capital in Greekstyle of the eighth century(unfortunately very muchout of condition), and afragment of a pai-apet withpart of a cross finely coveredl)y a net and flanked byboughs, leaves, and bunchesof grapes. Another fragment of the same style exists in the ground floor of the Palazzo Orgian. It is the half of a fronton similar to those of S. Maria-in-Yalle of Cividale. A good part of the cross in the middle still remains, adorned ^nth braiding and little volutes at the ends of the arms. a wretched lamb bearing a little cross, doves, roses of various kinds, and braids. MoxsELicE.—A little pilaster, which must have formed part of the chancel of a presbyteiy of the eighth century, is preserved in Monselice, near the Municipio. In its superior part avc find the remains of the base of the colonnette that served to su]iport. -d Fig. 49.—Little Pilaster of Monselice andFragments at the Museum Bocchi iitAdria—Vlllth Century. I2S the veils of the sanctuary; in its sides it shows the encasementsof the parapets ; and in front, within a simple square, two twistedcordons that serve as stems for a great many leaves (see Fig. 49). Adria.—In Adria, moreover, in the interesting Museo Bocchi,we recognise our style in a fragment of terracotta with bas-reliefs representing circles, leaves, and stars of various sorts ;and again in a Ioav little pilaster adorned with circling braidsissuing from a rude vase and enriched with common conventionalleaves (palm-leaves, we may supj)ose), formed of convexitiesbordered by listels. You may see some traces of these atCividale and Grado, and it is well to remember them, becausewe shall see them very much used by Italian artificers in theninth century. In the church of the Sepulch
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