Libreria Vecchia

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Libreria Vecchia

library, Venice, Italy

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Western architecture
Italian Mannerism or Late Renaissance (1520–1600)
Mark’s (Libreria Vecchia [1536–88]), is rich in surface decorative qualities. The library has two stories of arcades; it has no basement but merely three low steps, so as to match the Gothic Palazzo Ducale opposite it. The upper entablature is extremely heavy, equaling half the height…
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Mark’s (Libreria Vecchia [1536–88]), is rich in surface decorative qualities. The library has two stories of arcades; it has no basement but merely three low steps, so as to match the Gothic Palazzo Ducale opposite it. The upper entablature is extremely heavy, equaling half the height…
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