'The Ring and the Book.' Rome. Scene of the murders, Jan. 2 1698. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards a group of conical huts: 'A view in the 'Pauline' district, outside the Porta S. Paola. Taken from the Via Paolina. The houses cease — except for a few scattered dwellings — almost as soon as the city walls are passed.'
'The Ring and the Book.' Rome. 'Bocca della Verita.' Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Circular marble drain cover, five feet in diameter, standing in the portico of the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, 'with the head of Ocean in alto-relievo in the centre through the open mouth of which the rain water wd. escape ... The lips, it is said, will close on the hand of anyone who whi...
'The Ring and the Book.' Florence. Casa Guidi and Felice Church. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view of the facade of Casa Guidi, with a small portion of the Felice Church visible at the extreme left: 'A view taken from the corner of the Pitti Palace. The arched entry to Casa Guidi — over which is the tablet to Mrs Browning — is seen in part at the...