Moore, Charles Herbert, 1840-1930 · New York, London, The Macmillan Company · leaf 164
ttress expression. Its resistance to thrust is slight, but it is better than nothing at all. Following Sansovino, the architect has introduced a balustrade in each opening of the arcade, and a continuous one as a crowning feature of the cornice. Palladio himself thought well of this work, and he… … 1 Non (luhiti) die c[uesta fal)rica nun possa esser comparata a gli edifici anticliie annoverata tia le niaggiori, e le piu belle fahriche che siano state fatte da gli 132 ARCHITECTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE The last remark is significant, for genuine stone masonry wasnot always employed by Palladio in…
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