Journal of a tour made in the years 1828-1829, through Styria, Carniola, and Italy, whilst accommpanying the late Sir Humphry Davy / By J.J. Tobin.

  • Tobin, J. J.
Date:
1832
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Credit: Journal of a tour made in the years 1828-1829, through Styria, Carniola, and Italy, whilst accommpanying the late Sir Humphry Davy / By J.J. Tobin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    men, who with some difficulty dragged it out when on the other side of the river, and then drew it with us in it through the town to the inn, more than half a mile distant from the landing place. After tea I continued the ‘Bravo of Venice,” and read Voltaire’s ‘* Bababec et les Faquirs” to Sir Humphry. 38rd. We did not breakfast till late, and afterwards drove out to see the town in spite of hail and snow. Our first visit was to the cathedral, which much disappointed us both as to its internal and external appearance. — It strongly reminded me of that of Strasbourg, which it resembles in its minuteness of archi- tecture, and even in the circumstance of its having its left tower in an unfinished state. The right tower, which is complete, is neither so light, or airy, nor by any means so beautifully sculptured as that of Strasbourg; nor does the building, as a whole, bear any comparison with the latter in beauty and effect. ‘The interior is beautiful from its simplicity; and its having been newly white-washed gave it a light and cheerful appearance. It contains some fine pic- tures; the chief of which are the * Crucifixion,”
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