Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York: John Wiley · leaf 173
lf. So carefully,and so far, is the system of decoration carried out in this pureand lovely monument, my most beloved throughout all the lengthand breadth of Italy;—chief, as I think, among all the sepul-chral marbles of a land of mourning. * At least, I cannot find any account of it in Maffeis… … § i. In the preceding enquiry we have always supposed eitherthat the load upon the arch was perfectly loose, as of gravel orsand, or that it was Mont-Cenisian, and formed one mass withthe arch voussoirs, of more or less compactness. In practice, the state is usually something between the two.Over…
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