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VII. GOTHIC PALACES.
257
Fig. xxxn.
absolutely corresponding with those of the Frari, and therefore
of inestimable value in determining the date of the palace. Of
these more hereafter.
§ xxxiv. Contemporarily with these windows of the second
and third orders, those of the fourth (4 a and 4 b, in Plate
XIV.) occur, at first in pairs, and with simple mouldings, precisely similar to those of the second order, but much more rare,
as in the example at the side, Fig.
XXXIL, from the Salizada San
Lid; and then, enriching their
mouldings as shown in the continuous series 4 c, 4 d, of Plate
XIV., associate themselves with
the fifth order windows of the
perfect Gothic period. There is
hardly a palace in Venice without some example, either early or
late, of these fourth order windows ; but the Plate opposite (XVI.) represents one of their
purest groups at the close of the thirteenth century, from a
house on the Grand Canal, nearly opposite the Church of the
Scalzi. I have drawn it from the side, in order that the great
depth of the arches may be seen, and the clear detaching of
the shafts from the sheets of glass behind. The latter, as well
as the balcony, are comparatively modern; but there is no
doubt that if glass were used in the old window, it was set behind the shafts, at the same depth. The entire modification
of the interiors of all the Venetian houses by recent work has
however prevented me from entering into any inquiry as to
the manner in which the ancient glazing was attached to the
interiors of the windows.
The fourth order window is found in great richness and
beauty at Verona, down to the latest Gothic times, as well as
in the earliest, being then more frequent than any other form.
It occurs, on a grand scale, in the old palace of the Scaligers,
and profusely throughout the streets of the city. The series
4 a to 4 e, Plate XIV., shows its most ordinary conditions
| Title | The stones of Venice - 2 |
| Creator | Ruskin, John |
| Publisher | J. Wiley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000295 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | VII. GOTHIC PALACES. 257 Fig. xxxn. absolutely corresponding with those of the Frari, and therefore of inestimable value in determining the date of the palace. Of these more hereafter. § xxxiv. Contemporarily with these windows of the second and third orders, those of the fourth (4 a and 4 b, in Plate XIV.) occur, at first in pairs, and with simple mouldings, precisely similar to those of the second order, but much more rare, as in the example at the side, Fig. XXXIL, from the Salizada San Lid; and then, enriching their mouldings as shown in the continuous series 4 c, 4 d, of Plate XIV., associate themselves with the fifth order windows of the perfect Gothic period. There is hardly a palace in Venice without some example, either early or late, of these fourth order windows ; but the Plate opposite (XVI.) represents one of their purest groups at the close of the thirteenth century, from a house on the Grand Canal, nearly opposite the Church of the Scalzi. I have drawn it from the side, in order that the great depth of the arches may be seen, and the clear detaching of the shafts from the sheets of glass behind. The latter, as well as the balcony, are comparatively modern; but there is no doubt that if glass were used in the old window, it was set behind the shafts, at the same depth. The entire modification of the interiors of all the Venetian houses by recent work has however prevented me from entering into any inquiry as to the manner in which the ancient glazing was attached to the interiors of the windows. The fourth order window is found in great richness and beauty at Verona, down to the latest Gothic times, as well as in the earliest, being then more frequent than any other form. It occurs, on a grand scale, in the old palace of the Scaligers, and profusely throughout the streets of the city. The series 4 a to 4 e, Plate XIV., shows its most ordinary conditions |
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