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Rh B&. vm. ch. vi. ZAEA CATHEDRAL. 875 to be found in Italy, either for beauty of sculptural decoration or for appropriateness of profile. The upper part of the facade differs, how- ever, considerably from that of the examples just quoted. A great ilfifP': rose-window, of elegant but ill-understood tracery, takes the place of the arcades, and, with the sculptural arch over it, completes all that remains of the orio-inal design. The plain pieces of walling that sup- port the central vtindow are parts of a modern repair.