Moore, Charles Herbert, 1840-1930 · New York, London, The Macmillan Company · leaf 156
us minor modifica-tions, in the civic architecture of all parts of Europe. As the facade of the Library of St. Mark is based uponthat of the ancient theatre of Marcellus, so the Loggetta of theCampanile is an adaptation of the scheme of the Arch of Titusextended to include three arches, and… … Fig. 68. — Angle of Library of St. Mark. 124 ARCHITECTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE TH ■f -■i^m^^^ulii!! m^ The order is made lower and the attic higher. The Arch ofTitus is the finest in proportions of all the Roman triumphalarches, and the grandest in monumental simplicity. Sansovinoschanges and…
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