Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 546
res 1 ft.10 in. in height, except at the extremity of the northern aisle,where for some mysterious reason the intermediate cornice issloped upwards so as to reduce the upper triangles to the sameheight as those below. And here, finally, observe how deter-mined the builder was. that the one series… … Fig. II. 50 THE STORES OF VENICE. § xxvii. We come now to the most interesting portion oithe whole east end, the archivolt at the end of the northernaisle. It was above stated, that the band of triangles was brokenby two higher arches at the ends of the aisles. That, how-ever, on the northern side…
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