a twisted column moulding only inferior to Florence

On this see the frontispiece to Seven Lamps of Architecture, an image of ‘Tracery from the Campanile of Giotto at Florence’ at Works, 8.ii. See too the analysis of Gothic style at Notebook M2 p.1back, the first diary entry of this tour dated 6th October, which includes the following:

1 b. Gothic of Giotto: which latter represents the style brought to high intellectual perfection; the materials rendering this possible; and the cast of the Italian mind being far in advance of architectural science.

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