Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock), 1866-1945 · Oxford, At the Clarendon Press · leaf 61
eir schemes of colour; both in the major andthe minor arts there survive documents sufficient to prove their perfectcompetence. In the flowing tones of a rich mosaic which seem to well upfrom infinite deeps the eye finds the same solace, the heart the same satis-faction, as in the canvases of… … Fig. 20. Capital of the sixth century : Cathedral of Parenzo. (Alinari.) architecture it attains to absolute greatness. The Byzantine architectperceived the majesty of great curves; he freed construction from thevisible tyranny of mass. His domes were symbols of the overarchingheaven in which…
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