THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE C. I250-C. I50O

structural members against the whitewashed surfaces of walls and
vaults. To the traveller coming from the North these Italian interiors
of the I4th century appear spacious, restful and serene.

It was only here—this will now be appreciated—that the style of
the Renaissance could be conceived, here, in the land of Roman
traditions, of sun, blue sea and noble hills, of vineyards and olive
plantations, of pine groves, cedars and cypress trees.

41. TOMAR, WINDOW OF CHAPTER-HOUSE, C. IJ2O.

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