The Stones Of Venice Introductory Chapters And Local Indices Printed Separately For The Use Of Travellers While Staying In Venice And Verona

Author : John Ruskin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259443148
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Stones of Venice, Vol. 2 written by John Ruskin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Stones of Venice, Vol. 2: Introductory Chapters and Local Indices (Printed Separately) For the Use of Travellers While Staying in Venice and Verona The reason of this is, that the finial is properly the orna ment of gabled architecture; it is the compliance, in the 'or features of the building, with the spirit of its towers, ridged roof, and spires. Venetian building is not gabled, but horizontal in its roots and general masses; therefore the finial is a feature contradictory to its spirit, and adopted only in that search for morbid excitement which is the infallible indication of decline. When it occurs earlier, it is on fragments of true gabled architecture, as, for instance, on the porch of the Carmini. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.