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The stones of Venice (1890)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 285

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turned to narrowapertures. The earliness of the Casa Cicogna tracery is seenin a moment by its being moulded on the face only. It is infact nothing more than a series of quatrefoiled apertures inthe solid wall of the house, with mouldings on their faces,and magnificent arches of pure pointed fifth… … Plate XL—Tkacery Baks. APPENDIX. 255 5. Madonna dell Orto. 6. St. John and Paul. 7. Casa Bernardo. 8. Casa Contarini Fasan. 9. Casa Cicogna.10. 11. Frari. 12. Murano Palace (see note, p. 249). 13. Misericordia. 14. Palace of the younger Foscari.*Plate XL 15. Casa d Oro ; great single windows. Vol.…

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