Walks in Rome, Volume 1W. Isbister, 1874 - Rome (Italy) |
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... centuries ago . Now we come upon a little wide - eyed peasant boy , keeping goats among the ruins , like Giotto of old . Presently a buffalo lifts his black mane above the neighbouring hillock , and rushes away before we can do more ...
... centuries ago . Now we come upon a little wide - eyed peasant boy , keeping goats among the ruins , like Giotto of old . Presently a buffalo lifts his black mane above the neighbouring hillock , and rushes away before we can do more ...
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... century , and those who refuse to be on their guard will find it so still . The greatest risk at Rome is incurred by those who , coming out of the hot sunshine , spend long hours in the Vatican and the other galleries , which are filled ...
... century , and those who refuse to be on their guard will find it so still . The greatest risk at Rome is incurred by those who , coming out of the hot sunshine , spend long hours in the Vatican and the other galleries , which are filled ...
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... century , Pope Paschal II . dreamt that these crows were demons , and that the Blessed Virgin commanded him to cut down and burn the tree ( " albero malnato " ) , and build a sanctuary to her honour in its place . A church was then ...
... century , Pope Paschal II . dreamt that these crows were demons , and that the Blessed Virgin commanded him to cut down and burn the tree ( " albero malnato " ) , and build a sanctuary to her honour in its place . A church was then ...
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... century work ( the principal door of the nave is a fine example of this ) ; and its interior is a perfect museum of sculpture and art . Entering the church by the west door , and following the right aisle , the first chapel ( Venuti ...
... century work ( the principal door of the nave is a fine example of this ) ; and its interior is a perfect museum of sculpture and art . Entering the church by the west door , and following the right aisle , the first chapel ( Venuti ...
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... century altar - relief of St. Catherine between St. Anthony of Padua and St. Vincent . On the right is the tomb of Marc - Antonio Albertoni , ob . 1485 ; on the left , that of Cardinal Costa , of Lisbon , ob . 1508 , erected in his ...
... century altar - relief of St. Catherine between St. Anthony of Padua and St. Vincent . On the right is the tomb of Marc - Antonio Albertoni , ob . 1485 ; on the left , that of Cardinal Costa , of Lisbon , ob . 1508 , erected in his ...
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