'The Ring and the Book.' Florence. The Certosa. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across olive groves towards the monastery of Certosa di Val d'Ema, a few miles south of Florence, with the Duomo (retouched in this print) visible in the left background.
'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. Piazza del Popolo (looking south). Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking across the piazza towards the Via Babuino (on the left) and the Corso (centre), with the obelisk ('close to the spot where Guido and his four companions were executed') in the foreground. The start of the Corso is flanked by the twin churches ...
'The Ring and the Book.' Rome. Piazza del Popolo, Gate and Church. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking across the piazza towards the Porta del Popolo, with Church of Santa Maria del Popolo on the right and the obelisk in the foreground.
'The Ring and the Book.' Rome. Piazza del Popolo (from the Pincian Hill). Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking down onto the piazza and obelisk, with the dome of St Peter's and the Vatican visible on the skyline in the distance. Fort St Angelo can also be seen in the background on the extreme left.
'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...