Gruner, Ludwig [Editor]; Lose, Friedrich [Editor]; Ottolini, Vittore [Editor]: The terra-cotta architecture of North Italy: (XIIth - XVth centuries) ; pourtrayed as examples for imitation in other countries (London, 1867)

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"The Campanile of San Rustico, Caravaggio. [Plate 28.

equally have been built of brick ; and the cost would then scarcely have been
less than was actually incurred to combine four square walls with varied cor-
nices and sundry compartments, thus investing the entire campanile with an
architectural character. To unite simplicity with thrift is a far more difficult
task than might be imagined, as architects know to their cost; and this
campanile is a fair specimen of such a combination.

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