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The Stones of Venice, Volume 2 (of 3), by John Ruskin

66 by John Ruskin, Ruskin, John, 1819-1900

Chapter 40: 9. SEPTEMBER. _Bearing home grapes in a basket._ Almost always sowing,

Chapters

Chapter 1 Chapter 1
Chapter 2 CHAPTER I.
Chapter 3 CHAPTER II.
Chapter 4 CHAPTER III.
Chapter 5 CHAPTER IV.
Chapter 6 CHAPTER V.
Chapter 7 CHAPTER VI.
Chapter 8 CHAPTER VII.
Chapter 9 CHAPTER VIII.
Chapter 10 12. Modern Paintings on Glass, 394
Chapter 11 CHAPTER I.
Chapter 12 CHAPTER II.
Chapter 13 CHAPTER III.
Chapter 14 1125. The Doge Domenico Michele, having in the second crusade secured
Chapter 15 1. a. b. c. b. a. 11. b. a. c. f. a. a.
Chapter 16 CHAPTER IV.
Chapter 17 chapter ii. of the "Seven Lamps," § 18, I especially guarded this
Chapter 18 introduction to his Iconographie Chrétienne, p. 7:--"Un de mes
Chapter 19 CHAPTER V.
Chapter 20 1. Fondaco de' Turehi, lateral 8. St. Mark's.
Chapter 21 3. Casa Farsetti, central pillars, 11. Casa Loredan, upper arcade.
Chapter 22 7. Casa Loredan, upper arcade. 15. St. Mark's.
Chapter 23 CHAPTER VI.
Chapter 24 6. Redundance.
Chapter 25 1. Never encourage the manufacture of any article not absolutely
Chapter 26 2. Never demand an exact finish for its own sake, but only for some
Chapter 27 3. Never encourage imitation or copying of any kind, except for the sake
Chapter 28 1. Never encourage the manufacture of anything not necessary, in the
Chapter 29 book I have seen which, favoring the Liberal cause in Italy, gives a
Chapter 30 CHAPTER VII.
Chapter 31 6. In domestic architecture, the remains of the original balconies begin
Chapter 32 1. JANUARY, _Carrying home a noble tree on his shoulders, the leafage of
Chapter 33 2. FEBRUARY. _Sitting in a carved chair, warming his bare feet at a
Chapter 34 3. MARCH. Here, as almost always in Italy, _a warrior_: the Mars of the
Chapter 35 4. APRIL. Here, _carrying a sheep upon his shoulder_. A rare
Chapter 36 5. MAY _is seated, while two young maidens crown him with flowers._ A
Chapter 37 6. JUNE. _Reaping._ The corn and sickle sculptured with singular care
Chapter 38 7. JULY. _Mowing._ A very interesting piece of sculpture, owing to the
Chapter 39 8. AUGUST. Peculiarly represented in this archivolt, _sitting in a
Chapter 40 9. SEPTEMBER. _Bearing home grapes in a basket._ Almost always sowing,
Chapter 41 10. OCTOBER. _Wearing a conical hat, and digging busily with a long
Chapter 42 11. NOVEMBER. _Seems to be catching small birds in a net._ I do not
Chapter 43 12. DECEMBER. _Killing swine._ It is hardly ever that this employment is
Chapter 44 CHAPTER VIII.
Chapter 45 1301. Some remnants of the Ziani Palace were perhaps still left between
Chapter 46 25. " Frequentatio Companying with saints.
Chapter 47 30. " Perseverantia. Perseverance.
Chapter 48 7. To Violence and Fraud.
Chapter 49 10. Treachery to those who repose entire trust in the traitor.
Chapter 50 introduction to Intemperance; a graceful and feminine image, necessary
Chapter 51 68. Some historians speak of the palace as having been destroyed
Chapter 52 1. THE GONDOLIER'S CRY.
Chapter 53 2. OUR LADY OF SALVATION.
Chapter 54 3. TIDES OF VENICE, AND MEASURES AT TORCELLO.
Chapter 55 4. DATE OF THE DUOMO OF TORCELLO.
Chapter 56 5. MODERN PULPITS.
Chapter 57 6. APSE OF MURANO.
Chapter 58 7. EARLY VENETIAN DRESS.
Chapter 59 8. INSCRIPTIONS AT MURANO.
Chapter 60 9. SHAFTS OF ST. MARK.
Chapter 61 10. PROPER SENSE OF THE WORD IDOLATRY.
Chapter 62 11. SITUATIONS OF BYZANTINE PALACES.
Chapter 63 12. MODERN PAINTING ON GLASS.

Chapter 40: 9. SEPTEMBER. _Bearing home grapes in a basket._ Almost always sowing,

in Northern work. By Spenser, with his usual exquisite ingenuity, employed in gathering in the general harvest, and _portioning it out with the Scales_, his zodiacal sign.

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