Notes, Ecclesiological and Picturesque, on Dalmatia, Croatia, Istria, Styria, with a Visit to Montenegro |
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Adriatic altar apse Aquileia arch Archbishop Austrian beautiful Besca Bishop Buje called Canon Capo d'Istria Cathedral Cattaro century chancel chapel character Cherso choir circular circular-headed clerestory coast Croatia cross curious Curzola Cyrillic Dalmatia diocese Dominis door east end Eastern Church ecclesiastical ecclesiologist erected Euphrasius feet Flamboyant florins four Franciscan gallery Glagolita Gravosa Graz Greek hill houses Illyrian inscription interest island Istria lancet Latin latter Lesina marble Maria Meleda miles Missal modern modernised monastery Montenegrin mountains narthex nave north aisle octagonal Ossero Parenzo parish pass piers Pola Pope porch prelates present priests pyramidal head Ragusa rite Roman Romanesque Rome round saints scenery Sebenico shafts singular Slavonic south aisle south side Spalato square base square caps stands stone Styria three bays three trefoiled lights town trefoiled vaulting Veglia Venetian tower Venice village wall west end western façade western tower Zara Zengh
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Page 196 - Senate, in the meantime, neglected no duty of humanity required at such a moment; and every effort was made to check disorder, and repair the calamity. The gates were shut, to exclude other bands of Morlacchi, who were coming from the hills ; and measures were immediately taken, to rescue the wounded from the ruins. Confidence was at length restored; and the people, encouraged by the advice and consent of the nobles, having overcome the first impulse of fear, which had suggested the abandonment of...