Excerpt from Description of the Chapel of the Annunziata Dell'arena, or Giotto's Chapel, in Padua<br><br>The exterior of the chapel is simple, but not inelegant; it is somewhat defaced by the ruins, which extend from it in each direction. The interior is also perfectly simple. It is oblong, with a coved ceiling; the choir is very small, and of the same shape. On one side of the chapel there are six narrow round-headed windows, glazed with small circular panes of Venetian glass; there is a large window over the door, divided into three compartments, and glazed in the same manner. The ornaments of the chapel are now reduced to the paintings on the walls. Three ranges of these run round the whole chapel, the subjects being divided from each other by ornaments, not unlike the illuminations of an oriental manuscript. The upper cycle of pictures is taken from the Apocryphal Gospels, and relates to the history of the Virgin Mary; the two lower ranges are taken entirely from the New Testament, and relate solely to the life of Christ.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.