police house

Palazzo Dona della Madonnetta (S. Polo 1429b, Nadali & Vianello (1999) Tav. 28). Known by Ruskin as the Madonnetta House ‘The Little Madonna’ or as the ‘Police House’. In 1849 the house of the Prefect of Police, cited by Ruskin in the Appendix at Works, 10.453ff as an example of Byzantine style. See House Book 1 pp.36L and 36 and the note there, and compare House Book 2 p.47L.

There are references at Notebook M p.82; Notebook M p.83; Notebook M2 p.5L; Notebook M2 p.54 on the development of capitals; Notebook M2 p.97; and at Works, 11.277 on the leafage of the capitals.

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