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Plate CLV · Volterra, Diocese of

Vol. XII (1954) · full-page plate
Above: VIEW OF THE BALZE. Above the abbey of SS. Salvatore, Giusto and Clemente, founded in the 11th cent., now abandoned - Volterra. Below left: THE ETRUSCAN ARCH. Rebuilt by the Romans, it preserves from the Etruscan era the jambs and the three heads - Volterra. Below right: PALAZZO DEI PRIORI (1208-57). In the lower part glazed terracotta plaques with coats of arms of the Florentine commissioners; the upper part of the Tower was executed after the earthquake of 1846 - Volterra.
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Above: VIEW OF THE BALZE. Above the abbey of SS. Salvatore, Giusto and Clemente, founded in the 11th cent., now abandoned - Volterra. Below left: THE ETRUSCAN ARCH. Rebuilt by the Romans, it preserves from the Etruscan era the jambs and the three heads - Volterra. Below right: PALAZZO DEI PRIORI (1208-57). In the lower part glazed terracotta plaques with coats of arms of the Florentine commissioners; the upper part of the Tower was executed after the earthquake of 1846 - Volterra.

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