 ... conspicuous most of all on the great rood that crosses the church before the altar, raised in bright blazonry against the shadow of the apse. And although in the recesses of the aisles and chapels, when the mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may...  Cities of Northern and Central Italy - Page 25by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1876Full view - About this book
 | 1853 - 512 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...it, raised in power, or returning in judgment."— p. 70. Proceeding to investigate the main characteristies of Byzantine architecture, Mr. Ruskin considers... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1853 - 456 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...of it, raised in power, or returning in judgment. § XIX. Nor is this interior without effect on the minds of the people. At every hour of the day there... | |
 | Ecclesiological society - 1853 - 942 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...utmost height of it, raised in power, or returning in judgment."—p. 70. Proceeding to investigate the main characteristics of Byzantine architecture, Mr.... | |
 | Rand - 1857 - 344 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...of it, raised in power, or returning in judgment. " Nor is this interior without effect on the minds of the people. At every hour of the day there are... | |
 | John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1859 - 504 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...and always burning in the centre of the temple ; and the hollow of its roof has the figure of Christ in the utmost height of it, raised in power, or returning... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1867 - 458 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...of it, raised. in power, or returning in judgment. scattered through the darker places of the church, evidently in prayer both deep and reverent, and,... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1868 - 506 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...of it, raised in power, or returning in judgment. Nor is this interior without effect on the minds of the people. At every hour of the day there are... | |
 | 1868 - 970 pages
...the mystic scenery of the Book of Revelation. As Ruskin says, "It is the cross that is first seen, and every dome and hollow of its roof has the figure...utmost height of it, raised in power or returning in j udgment. Christ is risen, and Christ shall come. Daily as the white cupolas rose like wreaths of... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1872 - 500 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...and always burning in the centre of the temple ; and the hollow of its roof has the figure of Christ in the utmost height of it, raised in power, or returning... | |
 | John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1872 - 500 pages
...mist of the incense hangs heavily, we may see continually a figure traced in faint lines upon their marble, a woman standing with her eyes raised to heaven,...and always burning in the centre of the temple ; and the hollow of its roof has the figure of Christ in the utmost height of it, raised in power, or returning... | |
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