Chapter V: Letter III

On Color and Composition 106 APPENDIX I. Illustrative Notes 183 APPENDIX II. Things to be Studied 188

STONES OF VENICE By John Ruskin

CONTENTS THE STONES OF VENICE PREFACE. THE STONES OF VENICE CHAPTER I. — THE QUARRY. CHAPTER II. — THE THRONE. CHAPTER III. — TORCELLO. CHAPTER IV. — ST. MARK'S. CHAPTER V. — THE DUCAL PALACE. NOTE.

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CONTENTS. page Preface, iii CHAPTER I. The Quarry, 1 CHAPTER II. The Virtues of Architecture, 36 CHAPTER III. The Six Divisions of Architecture, 47 CHAPTER IV. The Wall Base, 52 CHAPTER V. The Wall Veil, 58 CHAPTER VI. The Wall Cornice, 63 CHAPTER VII. The Pier Base, 71 CHAPTER VIII. The Shaft, 84 CHAPTER IX. The Capital, 105xii CHAPTER X. The Arch Line, 122 CHAPTER XI. The Arch Masonry, 132 CHAPTER XII. The Arch Load, 144 CHAPTER XIII. The Roof, 148 CHAPTER XIV. The Roof Cornice, 155 CHAPTER XV. The Buttress, 166