St. Mark's rest : the history of Venice written for the help of the few travellers who still care for her monuments (1885)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York : Lovell · leaf 683
, or crock-eted, are mouldings of severest line. No vaulting, no clusteredshafts, no traceries, no fantasies, no perpendicular flights ofaspiration. Steady pillars, each of one polished block ; usefulcapitals, one trefoiled arch between them ; your panel aboveit ; thereon your story of the founder… … Plate II.—Niccola Pisanos Pui.pit. NICHOLAS THE PIS AN. 15 Eagle, says Niccola, and not as symbol of St. John Evangelistonly, but behold ! with prey between its claws. For the Gos-pel, it is Niccolas opinion, is not altogether a message thatyou may do whatever you like, and go straight to…
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