. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . in theside wall of the church, and one of them leads also to thefirst floor of the tower. The triforium consists of an arcadeof seven arches in each side w^all. The three small apses atthe east have each their own semi-dome, and the chancelas well as all the other apsidal recesses are similarly the walls retain more or less traces of old paintings,the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin occupying the principalapse, and the Last Judgment the west wall. The wholechurch is built in white marble and black lime-st
. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . in theside wall of the church, and one of them leads also to thefirst floor of the tower. The triforium consists of an arcadeof seven arches in each side w^all. The three small apses atthe east have each their own semi-dome, and the chancelas well as all the other apsidal recesses are similarly the walls retain more or less traces of old paintings,the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin occupying the principalapse, and the Last Judgment the west wall. The wholechurch is built in white marble and black lime-stone usedin courses, or stripes, with extremely good efiect. The roof of this Baptistery is of wood. The exterioris best explained by reference to my drawing of the west 48 GRAVJDONA. [Chap. IV. front. It stands on a charming site with a background oflake and mountain, snch as one seldom enjoys. There isa contrast here, which strikes one very much, between the in-genious skill of the planning of snch a building as thisand the rudeness of the execution of the details. I know. ILAK—BAPTISTICRY, G RAVIDONA. nothing as to the history of Gravidona ; but it looks as thoughthe plan came from the hands of men wdio knew somethingof the Church of San Vitale at Kavenna, whilst its executionwas left to the rustic skill of the nmst)ns of the country. M
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