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Tracery from the Campanile of Giotto, at Florence.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Tracery from the Campanile of Giotto, at Florence.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Traceries from Caen, Bayeux, Rouen and Beauvais.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Traceries from Caen, Bayeux, Rouen and Beauvais.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Chimneys.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Chimneys.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Capital from the lower arcade of the doge’s palace, Venice.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Capital from the lower arcade of the doge’s palace, Venice.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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Pierced ornaments from Lisieux, Bayeux, Verona and Padua.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Pierced ornaments from Lisieux, Bayeux, Verona and Padua.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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Arch from the façade of San Michele at Lucca.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Arch from the façade of San Michele at Lucca.

From The complete works of John Ruskin, vol. 1, New York, 1900.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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I threw up the window and climbed in.

Gordon Browne, from The pavilion on the links, by Robert Louis Stevenson, London, 1913.
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I threw up the window and climbed in.

Gordon Browne, from The pavilion on the links, by Robert Louis Stevenson, London, 1913.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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The ship which went just as fast by land as by water.

Otto Sinding, from Fairy tales from the far North, by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, London, 1897.
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The ship which went just as fast by land as by water.

Otto Sinding, from Fairy tales from the far North, by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, London, 1897.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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The country mouse began to jump about and dance, squeaking and screeching as if she were drunk.

From Fairy tales from the far North, by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, London, 1897.
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The country mouse began to jump about and dance, squeaking and screeching as if she were drunk.

From Fairy tales from the far North, by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, London, 1897.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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Then suddenly something came flopping down by the side of the prince’s bed. 

Otto Sinding, from Fairy tales from the far North, by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, London, 1897.
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Then suddenly something came flopping down by the side of the prince’s bed.

Otto Sinding, from Fairy tales from the far North, by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, London, 1897.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010