CHAPTER I
. 1
ON THE LAGOONS 3
S. FOSCA AND THE DUOMO, TORCELLO 4
PONTE S. GIUSTINA 5
(_a_) EARLY DUCAL CAP FROM AN OLD MOSAIC IN ST MARK; (_b_) EARLY DUCAL CAP OF DOGE MORO, FROM THE PORTRAIT IN S. GIOBBE 8
CLOISTERS OF S. GREGORIO 14
FISHING BOATS 15
CLOISTER OF S. FRANCESCA DELLA VIGNA 18
S. PIETRO IN CASTELLO FROM S. ELENA 23
VINE PERGOLA ON THE GIUDECCA 31
THE SQUERO, S. TROVASO 40
S. MARCO AND THE DOGE’S PALACE, WITH THE LOGGETTA IN THE FOREGROUND 48
COLUMNS OF SS. MARK AND THEODORE 51
S. MARCO--INTERIOR, WITH PULPIT 58
S. MARCO--FAÇADE AND CAMPANILE 86
DOGE’S PALACE--THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON CORNER 94
REMAINS OF MARCO POLO’S HOUSE 99
DOGE’S PALACE--SALA DEL MAGGIOR CONSIGLIO 100
PONTE DI PAGLIA 112
THE PALAZZI GIUSTINIANI AND FOSCARI 126
CLOISTER OF S. GREGORIO 142
STATUE OF BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI 145
BUST OF FRANCESCO FOSCARI 150
PALAZZO DARIO 160
THE PIAZZETTA 217
S. MARCO--MAIN PORTAL 224
S. MARCO--DETAIL OF ARCHIVOLT 225
S. MARCO--DETAIL OF MAIN DOOR 226
BYZANTINE RELIEF--NORTH SIDE, S. MARCO 228
BYZANTINE RELIEF FROM SOUTH SIDE, S. MARCO 229
CAPITALS, ATRIUM, S. MARCO 230
S. GIORGIO MAGGIORE 236
DOGE’S PALACE--THE CORTILE 248
GRAND CANAL, WITH THE RIVA DEL CARBON AND RIALTO BRIDGE 267
CA’ D’ORO 268
PALAZZO VENDRAMIN 271
TRAGHETTO AND CAMPO S. SAMUELE 272
STATUE OF BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI 280
HEADPIECE TO SECTION IX. 289
VENICE FROM THE PUBLIC GARDENS 290
WELL-HEAD, CAMPO S. GIOVANNI GRISOSTOMO 294
THE RIALTO BRIDGE 294
PALAZZO CONTARINI, WITH SPIRAL STAIRCASE AND BYZANTINE WELL-HEAD 296
S. MARIA DELLA SALUTE 296
EDICT STONE, RIALTO 301
BYZANTINE CROSSES--CAMPO S. MARIA MATER DOMINI 302
DOORWAY WITH COLOURED RELIEF OF SS. MARK AND ANIANUS; COBBLERS’ GUILD HOUSE, CAMPO S. TOMÀ 307
FISHING BOATS ON THE GIUDECCA 311
HEADPIECE TO SECTION XVII. 314
MURANO 315
VENICE FROM THE SOUTH 322
MAPS
SKETCH MAP OF ITALY AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN _facing page_ 1
VENICE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 215
[Illustration: _SKETCH MAP of ITALY & the EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN_]
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