. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . —VICCOLO CAVALETTO, VERONA. as we found afterwards, was in use at Mantua, Cremona,and for some distance south of Yerona, but which I firstmet with in Verona. I am not pretending to journalize regularly, but rather. H.—COURT-YARD OF OLD HODSE, VERONA. Page 105. Chap. VI.] PIAZZA DI BRA. 107 to note clown the remarkable points of the various buildingsas they occur to me, and, before I forget that it was Sundaywhen I was first looking at the Veronese churches, I mustmention that in the e
. Brick and marble in the middle ages: notes of tours in the north of Italy . —VICCOLO CAVALETTO, VERONA. as we found afterwards, was in use at Mantua, Cremona,and for some distance south of Yerona, but which I firstmet with in Verona. I am not pretending to journalize regularly, but rather. H.—COURT-YARD OF OLD HODSE, VERONA. Page 105. Chap. VI.] PIAZZA DI BRA. 107 to note clown the remarkable points of the various buildingsas they occur to me, and, before I forget that it was Sundaywhen I was first looking at the Veronese churches, I mustmention that in the evening we found our way to the greatPiazza di Bra, surrounded by barracks and public buildings,and containing the vast Koman amphitheatre for whichVerona is so celebrated. Its size is prodigious, and, exceptin the outer circuit of wall, it is nearly perfect; indeed, it isimpossible to look ujjon such a vast structure without agreat admiration for the men who ventured to conceive andcarry it into execution. It is difficult now to conceive how the audience could befound who would fill so vast a space; and certainly themodern eftbrts in this direction are mainly serviceable asshewing the immensity of the theatre. When I was last inVerona a theatre had been erected in the arena, and aperformance was in jj
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