Thomas Ashby, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 3… (1911)
“ BARLETTA (anc. Barduli) , a seaport town and episcopal see of Apulia, Italy, on the E.S.E. coast, in the province of Bari, 341/2 m. W.N.W. of Bari by rail. Pop. (1901) 42,022. Its importance dates from the time of the Hohenstaufen. The Gothic church of S. Sepolcro was built at the close of the 12th century, and the Romanesque cathedral was begun at the same period, but added to later. In front of the former church stands a bronze statue, 14 ft. in height, of the emperor Heraclius. The castle behind the cathedral dates from 1537. The harbour is good. ”
