Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York: John Wiley · leaf 310
re raised upon continuousarcades, among which the sea waves wandered. Hence thethoughts of its builders were early and constantly directed to theincrustation of arches. § xii. In Fig. LYII. I have given two of these Byzantinestilted arches: the one on the right, «, as they now too oftenappear, in… … on the wall, these pieces are —mere flat slabs cut to thearch outline; but under the soffit of the arch the marble mail iscurved, often cut singularly thin, like bent tiles, and fitted toge-ther so that the pieces would sustain each other even withoutrivets. It is of course desirable that this thin…
Architecture · Sculpture
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