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"There were some who suggested that the best method would be to fill it with a mixture of earth and coins so that when it was raised those who wanted could help themselves to the earth, and in that way they would quickly remove it all without expense. Filippo alone said it could be raised without a great deal of woodwork, without piers or earth." Vasari, 'The Life of the Artists', I-145, in reference to Brunelleschi design of dome of Santa Maria del Fiore.
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