A Cyclopædia of Works of Architecture in Italy, Greece, and the LevantWilliam Pitt Preble Longfellow |
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Molfetta Cathedral interior 229 | 157 |
Rome Sta Maria Maggiore | 191 |
Montepulciano Madonna di | 233 |
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