The Stones of Venice, Volume 2 (of 3), by John Ruskin

CHAPTER VI.

The Nature of Gothic, 151

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