Phillipps, Evelyn March: The frescoes in the Sixtine chapel (London: John Murray, 1901)

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

and to draw one’s own conclusions. Provide
yourself with a good pair of glasses.
Inferior ones may be obtained of the
custode (50 centimes). He will also supply
a sheet of looking-glass, which is a great
help in studying the ceiling; a small cushion
to stick under the back of the neck is useful.
Entrance, gratis (20 or 30 centimes to ticket-
clerk, optional); umbrellas, 10 centimes; use
of looking-glass, 30-50 centimes.
“ Right ” and “ left ” are used as on the
right or left of the spectator when facing
the altar.
It is sometimes possible to mount into
the palchi, or raised stands of seats, after
a Church ceremony, and in this way to
obtain a closer view of the frescoes. The
Chapel is comparatively empty after 12
o’clock, and, though the light is not quite
so good, the absence of crowd is a com-
pensating advantage.
The beautiful photographs by Alinari, or
Anderson, are not only valuable as posses-
sions, but useful in clearing up indistinct
portions of the frescoes,