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284 SECOND PERIOD.
of the two which terminate it will be called, for a reason presently to be stated, the Judgment angle. Within the square
formed by the building is seen its interior court (with one of
its wells), terminated by small and fantastic buildings of the
Renaissance period, which face the Giant's Stair, of which
the extremity is seen sloping down on the left.
§ v. The great facade which fronts the spectator looks
s mthward. Hence the two traceried windows lower than the
rsst, and to the right of the spectator,, may be conveniently
distinguished as the " Eastern Windows." There are two
others like them, filled with tracery, and at the same level,
which look upon the narrow canal between the Ponte della
Paglia and the Bridge of Sighs : these we may conveniently
call the " Canal Windows." The reader will observe a vertical line in this dark side of the palace, separating its nearer
and plainer wall from a long four-storied range of rich architecture. This more distant range is entirely Renaissance: its
extremity is not indicated, because I have no accurate sketch
of the small buildings and bridges beyond it, and we shall have
nothing whatever to do with this part of the palace in our
present inquiry. The nearer and undecorated wall is part of
the older palace, though much defaced by modern opening of
common windows, refittings of the brickwork, &c.
§ vi. It will be observed that the facade is composed of a
smooth mass of wall, sustained on two tiers of pillars, one
above the other. The manner in which these support the whole
fabric will be understood at once by the rough section, fig.
XXXVIII., which is supposed to be taken
lg' ' right through the palace to the interior court,
from near the middle of the Sea Facade. Here
a and d are the rows of shafts, both in the
inner court and on the Facade, which carry
the main walls; b, c are solid walls variously
strengthened with pilasters. A, B, C are the
-—^ ^ three stories of the interior of the palace.
The reader sees that it is impossible for
any plan to be more simple, and that if the inner floors and
| 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 | 00000328 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 284 SECOND PERIOD. of the two which terminate it will be called, for a reason presently to be stated, the Judgment angle. Within the square formed by the building is seen its interior court (with one of its wells), terminated by small and fantastic buildings of the Renaissance period, which face the Giant's Stair, of which the extremity is seen sloping down on the left. § v. The great facade which fronts the spectator looks s mthward. Hence the two traceried windows lower than the rsst, and to the right of the spectator,, may be conveniently distinguished as the " Eastern Windows." There are two others like them, filled with tracery, and at the same level, which look upon the narrow canal between the Ponte della Paglia and the Bridge of Sighs : these we may conveniently call the " Canal Windows." The reader will observe a vertical line in this dark side of the palace, separating its nearer and plainer wall from a long four-storied range of rich architecture. This more distant range is entirely Renaissance: its extremity is not indicated, because I have no accurate sketch of the small buildings and bridges beyond it, and we shall have nothing whatever to do with this part of the palace in our present inquiry. The nearer and undecorated wall is part of the older palace, though much defaced by modern opening of common windows, refittings of the brickwork, &c. § vi. It will be observed that the facade is composed of a smooth mass of wall, sustained on two tiers of pillars, one above the other. The manner in which these support the whole fabric will be understood at once by the rough section, fig. XXXVIII., which is supposed to be taken lg' ' right through the palace to the interior court, from near the middle of the Sea Facade. Here a and d are the rows of shafts, both in the inner court and on the Facade, which carry the main walls; b, c are solid walls variously strengthened with pilasters. A, B, C are the -—^ ^ three stories of the interior of the palace. The reader sees that it is impossible for any plan to be more simple, and that if the inner floors and |
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