Scarsella (architecture)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In architecture, the scarsella is a small apse with a rectangular or square plan which protrudes outside the main structure.[1][2] The term scarsella, in ancient Florentine, means "purse", in particular the leather purse for money. Altar with stained-glass window in the Pazzi Chapel in Florence.
In architecture, the scarsella is a small apse with a rectangular or square plan which protrudes outside the main structure.[1][2] The term scarsella, in ancient Florentine, means "purse", in particular the leather purse for money. Altar with stained-glass window in the Pazzi Chapel in Florence.