Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 447
28 THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE. prevent the windows from being thoroughly clogged up withsnow. That this projection may not be crushed down by theenormous weight of snow which it must sometimes sustain, itis assisted by strong wooden supports (seen in Figs. 4 and 5), … Fig. 4. which sometimes extend half down the walls for the sake ofstrength, divide the side into regular .compartments, and arerendered ornamental by grotesque carving. Every canton hasits own window. That of Uri, with its diamond wood-workat the bottom, is, perhaps, one of the richest. (See Fig.…
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