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The stones of Venice (1851)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 346

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shed example of the same type, from St. Zeno ofVerona. Above, at 2, in Plate II., the plan of the shafts wasgiven, but I inadvertently reversed their position: in comparingthat plan with Plate XVII., Plate II. must be held upside down.The capitals, with the band connecting them, are all cut out… … 1 1 328 XXVII. THE CORNICE AND CAPITAL. decoration. their truncation is highly interesting. Fig. LXY. represents theplans of the capitals at the base, the shaded parts being the bells :the open line, the roll with its connecting band. The bell of theone, it will be seen, is the exact reverse of…

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