. Plain-towns of Italy : the cities of old Venetia. viceinZA. garde:. F PALAZZO QUIRINL VICENZA THE PALATIAL 113 that by no means were all the fine buildings in Palla-dios manner; there were Gothic palaces, with charm-ing pointed windows, and many of the Earlier Renais-sance forms, of the quattrocento and first half of thecinquecento. Most pleasant of all, I found that theentrance-hallways, including those in simple unadornedfagades, almost invariably opened directly into gar-dened courts; so that the eye was gladdened by asuccession of engaging vistas, through hallways andornamental wickets,
. Plain-towns of Italy : the cities of old Venetia. viceinZA. garde:. F PALAZZO QUIRINL VICENZA THE PALATIAL 113 that by no means were all the fine buildings in Palla-dios manner; there were Gothic palaces, with charm-ing pointed windows, and many of the Earlier Renais-sance forms, of the quattrocento and first half of thecinquecento. Most pleasant of all, I found that theentrance-hallways, including those in simple unadornedfagades, almost invariably opened directly into gar-dened courts; so that the eye was gladdened by asuccession of engaging vistas, through hallways andornamental wickets, of green masses of shrubberyand gorgeous flower-beds. This is a characteristic ofVicenza that never fails to impress the most carelesstraveler, and ever after calls up, with the mention ofher name, visions of groves and blossoms framed byold cortili.^ Beyond the second street on the left (still narrower,and darker, were these little side ways) loomed up thelarge and picturesque Palazzo Thiene, and beyond thethird street the double Palazzo Braschi, — all threesple
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