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The stones of Venice (1851)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · London, Smith, Elder, and co. · leaf 56

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of these triangles, set close toeach other iu varied but not irregular relations, is thrown, like anecklace of precious stones, round the apse and along the ends ofthe aisles; each side of the apse taking, of course, as many trianglesas its width permits. If the reader will look back to the… … o o PIoi III. MURANO. 41 have only six each, while the other five sides have seven. Ofthese groups of seven triangles each, that used for the third and fifthsides of the apse is the uppermost in Plate III.; and that used forthe centre of the apse, and of the whole series, is the lowermost inthe…

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