The Stones of Venice, Volume 2 (of 3), by John Ruskin
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practical or noble end.
Chapters
1. Chapter 1
2. CHAPTER I.
3. CHAPTER II.
4. CHAPTER III.
5. CHAPTER IV.
6. CHAPTER V.
7. CHAPTER VI.
8. CHAPTER VII.
9. CHAPTER VIII.
10. 12. Modern Paintings on Glass, 394
11. CHAPTER I.
12. CHAPTER II.
13. CHAPTER III.
14. 1125. The Doge Domenico Michele, having in the second crusade secured
15. 1. a. b. c. b. a. 11. b. a. c. f. a. a.
16. CHAPTER IV.
17. chapter ii. of the "Seven Lamps," § 18, I especially guarded this
18. introduction to his Iconographie Chrétienne, p. 7:--"Un de mes
19. CHAPTER V.
20. 1. Fondaco de' Turehi, lateral 8. St. Mark's.
21. 3. Casa Farsetti, central pillars, 11. Casa Loredan, upper arcade.
22. 7. Casa Loredan, upper arcade. 15. St. Mark's.
23. CHAPTER VI.
24. 6. Redundance.
25. 1. Never encourage the manufacture of any article not absolutely
26. 2. Never demand an exact finish for its own sake, but only for some
27. 3. Never encourage imitation or copying of any kind, except for the sake
28. 1. Never encourage the manufacture of anything not necessary, in the
29. book I have seen which, favoring the Liberal cause in Italy, gives a
30. CHAPTER VII.
31. 6. In domestic architecture, the remains of the original balconies begin
32. 1. JANUARY, _Carrying home a noble tree on his shoulders, the leafage of
33. 2. FEBRUARY. _Sitting in a carved chair, warming his bare feet at a
34. 3. MARCH. Here, as almost always in Italy, _a warrior_: the Mars of the
35. 4. APRIL. Here, _carrying a sheep upon his shoulder_. A rare
36. 5. MAY _is seated, while two young maidens crown him with flowers._ A
37. 6. JUNE. _Reaping._ The corn and sickle sculptured with singular care
38. 7. JULY. _Mowing._ A very interesting piece of sculpture, owing to the
39. 8. AUGUST. Peculiarly represented in this archivolt, _sitting in a
40. 9. SEPTEMBER. _Bearing home grapes in a basket._ Almost always sowing,
41. 10. OCTOBER. _Wearing a conical hat, and digging busily with a long
42. 11. NOVEMBER. _Seems to be catching small birds in a net._ I do not
43. 12. DECEMBER. _Killing swine._ It is hardly ever that this employment is
44. CHAPTER VIII.
45. 1301. Some remnants of the Ziani Palace were perhaps still left between
46. 25. " Frequentatio Companying with saints.
47. 30. " Perseverantia. Perseverance.
48. 7. To Violence and Fraud.
49. 10. Treachery to those who repose entire trust in the traitor.
50. introduction to Intemperance; a graceful and feminine image, necessary
51. 68. Some historians speak of the palace as having been destroyed
52. 1. THE GONDOLIER'S CRY.
53. 2. OUR LADY OF SALVATION.
54. 3. TIDES OF VENICE, AND MEASURES AT TORCELLO.
55. 4. DATE OF THE DUOMO OF TORCELLO.
56. 5. MODERN PULPITS.
57. 6. APSE OF MURANO.
58. 7. EARLY VENETIAN DRESS.
59. 8. INSCRIPTIONS AT MURANO.
60. 9. SHAFTS OF ST. MARK.
61. 10. PROPER SENSE OF THE WORD IDOLATRY.
62. 11. SITUATIONS OF BYZANTINE PALACES.
63. 12. MODERN PAINTING ON GLASS.
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