Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 378
rchitects, it may, perhaps, for once, be con-sidered a merit, that they put their bad decorations systemat-ically in the places where we should least expect it, and canseldornest see it :—Approaching the Scuola di San Rocco, youprobably will regret the extreme plainness and barrenness ofthe window… … Fig. LXX. 33o THE STORES OF VENICE. The custom of decorating the arch soffit with panelling is nRoman application of the Greek roof ornament, which, what-ever its intrinsic merit (compare Chap. XXIX. § iv.), mayrationally be applied to waggon vaults, as of St, Peters, andto arch soffits under which…
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