es turned boldly to the light, and has literally carved everyrib and vein iipon them, in relief; not merely the main ribswhich sustain the lobes of the leaf, and actually project innature, but the irregular and sinuous veins which chequer themembranous tissues between them, and which the sculptor… … Leafage of tlie Vine Anoie VIII. THE DUCAL PALACE. 309 the figures are much inlerior to the leafage; yet so skilful inmany respects, that it was a long time before I could persuademyself that they had indeed been wrought in the first half ofthe fourteenth century. Fortunately, the date is inscribed…
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