. The stones of Venice; introductory chapters and local indices (printed separately) for the use of travellers while staying in Venice and Verona . amely, the endeavor to obtainequal and horizontal pressure alongthe whole breadth of the building,not the divided and local pressuresof Northerr Gothic. This object isconsiderably aided by the structureof the balconies, which are of greatservice in knitting the shafts to-gether, forming complete tie-beamsof marble, as well as a kind ofrivets, at their bases. For instance,at 6, Fig. 11., is represented themasonry of the base of the upperarcade of th
. The stones of Venice; introductory chapters and local indices (printed separately) for the use of travellers while staying in Venice and Verona . amely, the endeavor to obtainequal and horizontal pressure alongthe whole breadth of the building,not the divided and local pressuresof Northerr Gothic. This object isconsiderably aided by the structureof the balconies, which are of greatservice in knitting the shafts to-gether, forming complete tie-beamsof marble, as well as a kind ofrivets, at their bases. For instance,at 6, Fig. 11., is represented themasonry of the base of the upperarcade of the Ducal Palace, show-ing the root of one of its mainshafts, with the binding solid stones which form thefoundation are much broader thanthe balcony shafts, so that thesocketed arrangement is not seen : it is shown as it wouldappear in a longitudinal section. The balconies are not letinto the circular shafts, but fitted to their circular curves, soas to grasp them, and riveted with metal; and the bars ofstone which form the tops of the balconies are of great strengthand depth, the small trefoiled arches being cut out of them asi.
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