The sea-storiesJ. Wiley, 1873 - Architecture |
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... shafts , the roof of the nave being raised high above the aisles by walls sustained on two ranks of pillars , and pierced with small arched windows . At Torcello the aisles are also lighted in the same manner , and the nave is nearly ...
... shafts , the roof of the nave being raised high above the aisles by walls sustained on two ranks of pillars , and pierced with small arched windows . At Torcello the aisles are also lighted in the same manner , and the nave is nearly ...
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... shaft beneath the spring of the leaves is copied from the common classical wreathed or braided fillet , of which the reader may see examples on almost every building of any pretensions in modern London . But the mediæval builders could ...
... shaft beneath the spring of the leaves is copied from the common classical wreathed or braided fillet , of which the reader may see examples on almost every building of any pretensions in modern London . But the mediæval builders could ...
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John Ruskin. round the shaft , which , knotting itself into a triple chain , shows at one side of the shaft its tail and head , as if perpe tually gliding round it beneath the stalks of the vines . The vine , as is well known , was one ...
John Ruskin. round the shaft , which , knotting itself into a triple chain , shows at one side of the shaft its tail and head , as if perpe tually gliding round it beneath the stalks of the vines . The vine , as is well known , was one ...
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... shafts themselves ; by the frank diffusion of light , which prevents their severity from becoming oppressive ; by the delicate forms and lovely carving of the pulpit and chancel screen ; and , above all , by the pecu- liar aspect of the ...
... shafts themselves ; by the frank diffusion of light , which prevents their severity from becoming oppressive ; by the delicate forms and lovely carving of the pulpit and chancel screen ; and , above all , by the pecu- liar aspect of the ...
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... shafts whose places are seen in the plan , and serve to enclose a space raised two steps above the level of the nave , destined for the singers , and indicated also in the plan by an open line a b c d . The bas - reliefs on this low ...
... shafts whose places are seen in the plan , and serve to enclose a space raised two steps above the level of the nave , destined for the singers , and indicated also in the plan by an open line a b c d . The bas - reliefs on this low ...
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Page 348 - And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly ; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Page 76 - ... unemployed and listless, lie basking in the sun like lizards; and unregarded children, — every heavy glance of their young eyes full of desperation and stony depravity, and their throats hoarse with cursing, — gamble, and fight, and snarl, and sleep, hour after hour, clashing their bruised centesimi upon the marble ledges of the church porch. And the images of Christ and His angels look down upon it continually.
Page 72 - Here, at the fruiterer's, where the dark-green water-melons are heaped upon the counter like cannon balls, the Madonna has a tabernacle of fresh laurel leaves ; but the pewterer next door has let his lamp out, and there is nothing to be seen in his shop but the dull gleam of the studded patterns on the copper pans, hanging from his roof in the darkness. Next comes a " Vendita Frittole e Liquori...
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