Chapter 13

Renaissance architecture, nature of,iii. 33; early,iii. 1; Byzantine,iii. 15; Roman,iii. 32; Grotesque,iii. 112; inconsistencies of,iii. 42, etc.Reptiles, how used in ornamentation,i. 230.Resistance, line of, in arches,i. 126.Restraint, ornamental, value of,i. 255.Reverence, how ennobling to humanity,ii. 163.Rhetoric, a base study,iii. 106.Rigidity, an element of Gothic,ii. 203.Rivers, symbolical representation of,i. 419,420.Rocks, use of, in ornamentation,i. 224; organization of,i. 246; curvatures of,i. 58,224.Roll-mouldings, decoration of,i. 276.Romance, modern errors of,ii. 4; how connected with dress,iii. 192.Romanesque style,i. 15,19,145;ii. 215. See “Byzantine,” and “Renaissance.”Romanism. See “Popery.”Roofs, analysis of,i. 46,148;ii. 212,216; domed,i. 149; Swiss,i. 149,345; steepness of, conducive to Gothic character,i. 151,ii. 209; decoration of,i. 343.Rustication, is ugly and foolish,i. 65; natural objects of which it produces a resemblance,i. 296.SSalvia, its leaf applied to architecture,i. 287,306.Sarcophagi, Renaissance treatment of,iii. 90; ancient,iii. 69,93.Satellitic shafts,i. 95.Satire in Grotesque art,iii. 126,145.Savageness, the first element of Gothic,ii. 155; in Grotesque art,iii. 159.Science opposed to art,iii. 36.Sculpture, proper treatment of,i. 216, &c.Sea, symbolical representations of,i. 352,421; natural waves of,i. 351.Sensualism in art, its nature and definition,ii. 189; how redeemed by color,ii. 145.Serapeum at Memphis, cusps of,ii. 220.Sermons, proper manner of regarding them,ii. 22; mode of their delivery in Scotch church,ii. 381.Serrar del Consiglio,ii. 291.Shafts, analysis of,i. 84; vaulting shafts,i. 145; ornamentation of,i. 300; twisted, by what laws regulated,i. 303; strength of,i. 402; laws by which they are regulated in encrusted style,ii. 82.Shields, use of, on tombs,ii. 224,iii. 87.Shipping, use of, in ornamentation,i. 215.Shops in Venice,ii. 65.Sight, how opposed to thought,iii. 39.Simplicity of life in thirteenth century,ii. 263.Sin, how symbolized in Grotesque art,iii. 141.Slavery of Greeks and Egyptians,ii. 158; of English workmen,ii. 162,163.Society, unhealthy state of, in modern times,ii. 163.Sorrow, how sinful,ii. 325; how symbolized,ii. 347.Soul, its development in art,iii. 173,188; its connection with the body,i. 41,395.Spandrils, structure of,i. 146; decoration of,i. 297.Spirals, architectural value of,i. 222,ii. 16.Spurs of bases,i. 79.Staircases,i. 208; of Gothic palaces,ii. 280.Stucco, when admissible,iii. 21.Subordination of ornament,i. 240.Superimposition of buildings,i. 200;ii. 386.Surface-Gothic, explanation of term,ii. 225,227.Symbolism,i. 417; how opposed to personification,ii. 322.System, pride of, how hurtful,iii. 95,99.TTemperance, how symbolized,ii. 338; temperance in color and curvature,iii. 420.Theology, opposed to religion,iii. 216; of Spencer,iii. 205.Thirteenth century, its high position with respect to art,ii. 263.Thought, opposed to sight,iii. 39.Tombs at Verona,i. 142,412; at Venice,ii. 69; early Christian,iii. 67; Gothic,iii. 71; Renaissance treatment of,iii. 84.Towers, proper character of,i. 204; of St. Mark’s,i. 207.Traceries, structure of,i. 184,185; flamboyant,i. 189; stump,i. 189; English perpendicular, i 190,ii. 222; general character of,ii. 220; strength of, in Venetian Gothic,ii. 234,iii. 253; general forms of tracery bars,iii. 250.Treason, how detested by Dante,ii. 327.Trees, use of, in ornamentation,i. 231.Trefoil, use of, in ornamentation,ii. 42.Triangles, used for ornaments at Murano,ii. 43.Tribune at Torcello,ii. 24.Triglyphs, ugliness of,i, 43.Trunkmakers, their share in recovery of Brides of Venice,iii. 117,118.Truth, relation of, to religion, in Spenser’s “Faërie Queen,”iii, 205; typified by stones,iii. 31.Tympanum, decoration of,i. 299.UUnity of Venetian nobility,i. 10.VVain glory, speedy punishment of,iii. 122.Vanity, how symbolized,ii. 346.Variety in ornamental design, importance of,ii. 43,133,142,172.Vegetation, use of, in ornamentation,i. 232; peculiar meaning of, in Gothic,ii. 199; how connected with cusps,ii. 219.Veil (wall veil), construction of,i. 58; decoration of,i. 294.Vine, Lombardic sculpture of,i. 375; at Torcello,ii. 15; use of, in ornamentation,ii. 141; in symbolism,ii. 143; sculpture of, on Ducal Palace,ii. 308.Virtues, how symbolized in sepulchral monuments,iii. 82,86; systems of, in Pagan and Christian philosophy,ii. 312; cardinal,ii. 317,318,320; of architecture,i. 36,44.Voussoirs defined,i. 125; contest between them and architraves,i. 336.WWalls, general analysis of their structure,i. 48; bases of,i. 52,53; cornices of,i. 63; rustication of,i. 61,338; decoration of,i. 294; courses in,i. 61,295.Water, its use in ornamentation,i. 226; ancient representations of,i. 417.Weaving, importance of associations connected with,ii. 136.Wells, old Venetian,ii. 279.Windows, general forms of,i. 179; Arabian,i. 180,ii. 135; square-headed,ii. 211,269; development of, in Venice,ii. 235; orders of, in Venice,ii. 248; advisable form of, in modern buildings,ii. 269.Winds, how symbolized at Venice,ii. 367.Wooden architecture,i. 381.Womanhood, virtues of, as given by Spenser,ii. 326.ZZigzag, Norman,i. 339.

Renaissance architecture, nature of,iii. 33; early,iii. 1; Byzantine,iii. 15; Roman,iii. 32; Grotesque,iii. 112; inconsistencies of,iii. 42, etc.

Reptiles, how used in ornamentation,i. 230.

Resistance, line of, in arches,i. 126.

Restraint, ornamental, value of,i. 255.

Reverence, how ennobling to humanity,ii. 163.

Rhetoric, a base study,iii. 106.

Rigidity, an element of Gothic,ii. 203.

Rivers, symbolical representation of,i. 419,420.

Rocks, use of, in ornamentation,i. 224; organization of,i. 246; curvatures of,i. 58,224.

Roll-mouldings, decoration of,i. 276.

Romance, modern errors of,ii. 4; how connected with dress,iii. 192.

Romanesque style,i. 15,19,145;ii. 215. See “Byzantine,” and “Renaissance.”

Romanism. See “Popery.”

Roofs, analysis of,i. 46,148;ii. 212,216; domed,i. 149; Swiss,i. 149,345; steepness of, conducive to Gothic character,i. 151,ii. 209; decoration of,i. 343.

Rustication, is ugly and foolish,i. 65; natural objects of which it produces a resemblance,i. 296.

Salvia, its leaf applied to architecture,i. 287,306.

Sarcophagi, Renaissance treatment of,iii. 90; ancient,iii. 69,93.

Satellitic shafts,i. 95.

Satire in Grotesque art,iii. 126,145.

Savageness, the first element of Gothic,ii. 155; in Grotesque art,iii. 159.

Science opposed to art,iii. 36.

Sculpture, proper treatment of,i. 216, &c.

Sea, symbolical representations of,i. 352,421; natural waves of,i. 351.

Sensualism in art, its nature and definition,ii. 189; how redeemed by color,ii. 145.

Serapeum at Memphis, cusps of,ii. 220.

Sermons, proper manner of regarding them,ii. 22; mode of their delivery in Scotch church,ii. 381.

Serrar del Consiglio,ii. 291.

Shafts, analysis of,i. 84; vaulting shafts,i. 145; ornamentation of,i. 300; twisted, by what laws regulated,i. 303; strength of,i. 402; laws by which they are regulated in encrusted style,ii. 82.

Shields, use of, on tombs,ii. 224,iii. 87.

Shipping, use of, in ornamentation,i. 215.

Shops in Venice,ii. 65.

Sight, how opposed to thought,iii. 39.

Simplicity of life in thirteenth century,ii. 263.

Sin, how symbolized in Grotesque art,iii. 141.

Slavery of Greeks and Egyptians,ii. 158; of English workmen,ii. 162,163.

Society, unhealthy state of, in modern times,ii. 163.

Sorrow, how sinful,ii. 325; how symbolized,ii. 347.

Soul, its development in art,iii. 173,188; its connection with the body,i. 41,395.

Spandrils, structure of,i. 146; decoration of,i. 297.

Spirals, architectural value of,i. 222,ii. 16.

Spurs of bases,i. 79.

Staircases,i. 208; of Gothic palaces,ii. 280.

Stucco, when admissible,iii. 21.

Subordination of ornament,i. 240.

Superimposition of buildings,i. 200;ii. 386.

Surface-Gothic, explanation of term,ii. 225,227.

Symbolism,i. 417; how opposed to personification,ii. 322.

System, pride of, how hurtful,iii. 95,99.

Temperance, how symbolized,ii. 338; temperance in color and curvature,iii. 420.

Theology, opposed to religion,iii. 216; of Spencer,iii. 205.

Thirteenth century, its high position with respect to art,ii. 263.

Thought, opposed to sight,iii. 39.

Tombs at Verona,i. 142,412; at Venice,ii. 69; early Christian,iii. 67; Gothic,iii. 71; Renaissance treatment of,iii. 84.

Towers, proper character of,i. 204; of St. Mark’s,i. 207.

Traceries, structure of,i. 184,185; flamboyant,i. 189; stump,i. 189; English perpendicular, i 190,ii. 222; general character of,ii. 220; strength of, in Venetian Gothic,ii. 234,iii. 253; general forms of tracery bars,iii. 250.

Treason, how detested by Dante,ii. 327.

Trees, use of, in ornamentation,i. 231.

Trefoil, use of, in ornamentation,ii. 42.

Triangles, used for ornaments at Murano,ii. 43.

Tribune at Torcello,ii. 24.

Triglyphs, ugliness of,i, 43.

Trunkmakers, their share in recovery of Brides of Venice,iii. 117,118.

Truth, relation of, to religion, in Spenser’s “Faërie Queen,”iii, 205; typified by stones,iii. 31.

Tympanum, decoration of,i. 299.

Unity of Venetian nobility,i. 10.

Vain glory, speedy punishment of,iii. 122.

Vanity, how symbolized,ii. 346.

Variety in ornamental design, importance of,ii. 43,133,142,172.

Vegetation, use of, in ornamentation,i. 232; peculiar meaning of, in Gothic,ii. 199; how connected with cusps,ii. 219.

Veil (wall veil), construction of,i. 58; decoration of,i. 294.

Vine, Lombardic sculpture of,i. 375; at Torcello,ii. 15; use of, in ornamentation,ii. 141; in symbolism,ii. 143; sculpture of, on Ducal Palace,ii. 308.

Virtues, how symbolized in sepulchral monuments,iii. 82,86; systems of, in Pagan and Christian philosophy,ii. 312; cardinal,ii. 317,318,320; of architecture,i. 36,44.

Voussoirs defined,i. 125; contest between them and architraves,i. 336.

Walls, general analysis of their structure,i. 48; bases of,i. 52,53; cornices of,i. 63; rustication of,i. 61,338; decoration of,i. 294; courses in,i. 61,295.

Water, its use in ornamentation,i. 226; ancient representations of,i. 417.

Weaving, importance of associations connected with,ii. 136.

Wells, old Venetian,ii. 279.

Windows, general forms of,i. 179; Arabian,i. 180,ii. 135; square-headed,ii. 211,269; development of, in Venice,ii. 235; orders of, in Venice,ii. 248; advisable form of, in modern buildings,ii. 269.

Winds, how symbolized at Venice,ii. 367.

Wooden architecture,i. 381.

Womanhood, virtues of, as given by Spenser,ii. 326.

Zigzag, Norman,i. 339.


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