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TAVOLA LXXXVI
This is a vague monument, and makes a fine display in the Church of Saint Maria on top of Minerva, and is located in the chapel which is currently owned by Mr. Duca Grazioli. It is similar to the composition of the majority of…

TABLE LXXXIV
This monument that is rich in the simplicity of its lines, rests on three shelves decorated with acanthus leaves, and is one of the best things that can be seen in the Church of Saint Maria above Minerva. The shape is unlike its style,…

… It consists of two pillars decorated in foliage and flowers, above which rests an entablature that is rich in ornaments, especially in its beautiful frieze, covered in foliage and rosettes. Above this begins an arch covered in carvings, and on…

TAVOLA XCV
On the Holy Door of the Liberian Basilica, this monument stands on supported shelves, which contain the mortal remains of a dear brother and sister, who loved their lives together and wanted to remain close after death, so their bodies…

TABLE LXXXIII
The church of Saint Maria above Minerva was erected over the ruins of the temple of a Goddess, who people offered many spoils in thanksgiving for the victories against enemies of Rome. This church has always been under the protection…

TABLE CIV
In this most gracious Church of St. Maria of Ara-Coeli, made over the temple of Giove Feretrio, raised by Romoto to vote in a battle against the Cecinensi peoples, and it contains many precious moments of every art style and every age,…

TABLE LXXXII
To benefit the artistic significance of what we have seen in the above-described monument, we believed we needed to provide some more detailed descriptions, which is why we created these tables, and provided them whenever we believed…

TAVOLA XC
This table shows the more details of the monument whose beauty is mentioned above.

… It consists of two pillars decorated in foliage and flowers, above which rests an entablature that is rich in ornaments, especially in its beautiful frieze, covered in foliage and rosettes. Above this begins an arch covered in carvings, and on…

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