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Rh Bk.VIK. Ch. VI. BARI CATHEDEAL. 377 in the external design of Italian churches; while they lack the great traceried windows which go so far to replace the absence of the apse in English design. The an- nexed elevation of the east end at Bari (Woodcut No. 804) gives a fair idea of the general ari'angement of that part in the churches in Apu- lia. It is novel, and the two tall towers with a central dome, combine with elegant details to make up a whole which it is impossible not to admire, though it will not bear comparison Avith the more artistic arrangements of Northern architects. Where the apse is allowed to be seen externally, it is sometimes, as at San Pel- lino (Woodcut No. 805), an 804. East End of Cathedral at Bari. (From Schultz.) Scale 50 ft. to I in. 805. Apse of San Pellino. (From Schultz.) Scale 50 ft. to 1 in. 806. Church at Caserta Vecchia. (From Schultz.) Scale 50 ft. to 1 iu. object of great "beauty and originality, but such examples are rare in the province, and the designs suffer in proportion.