Domesday Book
one of the most ancient and valuable records of England, framed by order of William the Conqueror, to serve as the register from which judgment was to be given upon the value, tenure, and service of lands therein described. According to some DOLPHIN ington; and of the old Boston State House, are notable examples also.
The following are the dimensions of some of the most important existing domes:
Feet diam. Feet high.
Pantheon at Rome...... 142 143 Baths of Caracalla, Rome... 112 116 St. Sophia, Constantinople.. 115 201 St. Maria delle Fiore, Florence 139 310 139 330 112 215 96 220 67 190 St. Peter's, Rome..
St. Paul's, London Capitol, Washington St. Genevieve, Paris.
DOMENICHINO (dō-men-ē-kēnō), a celebrated Italian painter, whose real name was DOMENICO ZAMPIEI; born in Bologna, 1581. He studied first under Denis Calvert, and then in the school of the Caracci. At about the age of 20 he went to Rome, where he acquired a great reputation, especially especially by his fresco of the "Flagellation of St. Andrew." He spent the latter part of his life at Naples. His chef-d'œuvre is the "Communion of St. Jerome in the Church at Bethlehem," now placed in the Vatican, opposite "The Transfiguration" of Raphael. "The Martyrdom of St. Agnes," "Martyrdom of St. Sebastian," and his scenes from the life of the Virgin, are among his finest works. Domenichino was one of the victims of the malignant persecuting triumvirate of painters at Naples, where he died April 15, 1641.