The architecture of the renaissance in Italy : a general view for the use of students and others (1909)
Anderson, William J. (William James), 1864-1900 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 141
the capitals of the eleven baysnext to the entrance, there is an absence of the symbolismwhich characterises the series on the sea front, and the intro-duction of classical subjects.* But in the Porta della Carta(so called from the cards or placards announcing the edicts ofthe Republic) omens more… … Detail of the Porta della Carta,Doges Palace, Venice. ROMAN FEATURES GRAFTED ON VENETIAN DESIGN. 63 but signs of classical influence are observable in the treatmentof the mouldings and in the shell, though this form might atany time be looked for in a city whose boundaries were the saltsea waves.…
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