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Rh Pk. IV. Ch II MARMOUTIER 31 objection to the use of this horseshoe shape, that considerable diffi- culty arose in using arches of different spans in the same roof, which, with pointed arches, became perfectly easy. Another example of more Italian design, however, is found in the church of Rosheim in Alsace, the facade of which (Woodcut No. 481) belongs as much to Verona as to this side of the Alps. Its interior is of pleasing design, though bolder and more massive than the exterior would lead us to expect. 482. Church at Marmoutier. (From Chapuy.) The facade of the church of Marmoutier in the same province, and of the cathedral of Guebwiller, are two examples — very similar to one another — of a compromise between the purely German and purely Italian styles of design. The small openings in the former look almost like those of a southern clime, but in its present locality give to the church an appearance of gloom by no means usual. Still it has the merit of vigorous and purpose-like character. At Bamberg the church of St. Jacob is well worthy of attention,