'The Ring and the Book.' Petrarch's birthplace, Arezzo. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the house from the street: 'This is on the hill top close by the Cathedral and just behind the Governor's Palace…'
'The Ring and the Book.' Boulevard under the walls of Arezzo. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the tree-lined avenue: 'The city wall may be seen on the right beyond the trees. This view is taken between Porta San Clemente and Porta San Spirito…'
'The Ring and the Book.' Florence. Casa Guidi and Felice Church. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the street, accompanied by a note in Griffin Hall's hand: 'A view along the Via Mazetta - Felice Church on the left. Casa Guidi on the right. All the living rooms of Browning's flat looked on this street. Two of the rooms — the sitting r...
'The Ring and the Book.' Florence. 'Baccio's Marble.' Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Rear view of the plinth of Baccio's statue in front of the Riccardi Palace (Palazzo Medici). The small drinking fountain at the base, mentioned in Browning's poem, can also be seen.
'The Ring and the Book.' Florence. A second-hand shop, Via Strozzi. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the street towards a shop-front, with a collection of second-hand clothes hanging in front. With a note in Hall Griffin's hand: 'The Mercato Vecchio and the adjoining streets through which Browning walked from the Piazza of S. Lorenzo to...
'The Ring and the Book.' Rome. The 'Capella', New Prisons. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'This cell in the old Papal prison receives its name from the altar, and is that in which the condemned prisoner passed his last hours, accompanied by his comforters…'
'The Ring and the Book.' Rome. Old houses on the Tiber. Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along a row of waterfront houses: 'The houses here seen face on the Via Lungara in which stands the celebrated Villa Farnesina — a corner of which is seen in the extreme distance … All this river side portion of Rome has been much changed owin...
Perugia. Arco della Conca sopra al quale passa la Via Appia. Photographer: Alinari Fratelli
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the highway, framed by the arch of the bridge carrying the Via Appia in the foreground, beneath which are posed a group with a pony cart.