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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 05, May 1895, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 05, May 1895 Two Florentine Pavements Author: Various Release Date: September 24, 2006 [EBook #19364] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BROCHURE SERIES OF *** Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE BROCHURE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATION. VOL. I. MAY, 1895. No. 5. TWO FLORENTINE PAVEMENTS. The church of San Miniato al Monte, just outside the walls southeast of Florence, and the Baptistery, or church of San Giovanni Battista, in Florence, are among the finest examples of the Tuscan Romanesque style, and both probably date from about the same time--the early part of the twelfth century--although the date of San Miniato has until recently been referred several centuries further back. These two churches have many points of similarity, although entirely different in plan. San Miniato was referred to in the article upon the Byzantine-Romanesque doorways of Southern Italy in our February number, and Fergusson's classification of Byzantine-Romanesque was, for the time being, adopted for lack of better authority. Later writers have, however, generally agreed that there is little or no Byzantine influence in these two churches; that the delicate and refined treatment of classic forms here found is not the result of Byzantine or Greek influence, but is due entirely to the natural refinement of the Tuscan race. The same characteristic was again shown later in the treatment of Gothic detail, and is evident in the Renaissance work of this locality. The dimensions of San Miniato were given in the February number referred to above. The interior of this church is generally considered one of the most beautiful interiors of Italy on account of its effective basilican plan with a crypt opening from the nave, its beautiful and rich detail, and its fine mosaics and decorations. The pavement is not the
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