388; is no encourager of art,
ii. 110. See "Popery."
Imagination, its relation to art, iii. 182.
Imitation of precious stones, &c., how reprehensible, iii. 26, 30.
Imposts, continuous, i. 120.
Infidelity, how symbolized, ii. 335; an element of the Renaissance
spirit, iii. 100.
Injustice, how symbolized, ii. 349.
Inlaid ornamentation, i. 369; perfection of, in early Renaissance,
iii. 26.
Inscriptions at Murano, ii. 47, 54; use of, in early times, ii. 111.
Insects, use of, in ornamentation, i. 230.
Inspiration, how opposed to art, iii. 151, 171.
Instinct, its dignity, iii. 171.
Intellect, how variable in dignity, iii. 173.
Involution, delightfulness of, in ornament, ii. 136.
Iron, its use in architecture, i. 184, 410.
Italians, modern character of, iii. 209.
Italy, how ravaged by recent war, iii. 209.

J

Jambs, Gothic, iii. 137.
Jesting, evils of, iii. 129.
Jesuits, their restricted power in Venice, i. 366.
Jewels, their cutting, a bad employment, ii. 166.
Judgments, instinctive, i. 399.
Job, book of, its purpose, iii. 53.

K

Keystones, how mismanaged in Renaissance work. See Venetian Index,
under head "Libreria."
Knowledge, its evil consequences, iii. 40; how to be received, iii.
50, &c. See "Education."

L

Labor, manual, ornamental value of, i. 407; evils of its division,
ii. 165; is not a degradation, ii. 168.
Labyrinth, in Venetian streets, its clue, ii. 254.
Lagoons, Venetian, nature of, ii. 7, 8.
Landscape, lower schools of, i. 24; Venetian, ii. 149; modern love
of, ii. 175, iii. 123.
Laws of right in architecture, i. 32; laws in general, how
permissibly violated, i. 255, ii. 210; their position with respect to
art, iii. 96; and to religion, iii. 205.
Leaves, use of, in ornamentation, i. 232 (see "Vegetation");
proportion of, ii. 128.
Liberality, how symbolized, ii. 333.
Life in Byzantine architecture, ii. 133.
Lilies, beautiful proportions of, ii. 128; used for parapet
ornaments, ii. 242; lily capitals, ii. 137.
Limitation of ornament, i. 254.
Lines, abstract use of, in ornament, i. 221.
Lintel, its structure, i. 124, 126.
Lion, on piazzetta shafts, iii. 238.
Load, of arches, i. 133.
Logic, a contemptible science, iii. 105.
Lombardic architecture, i. 17.
Lotus leaf, its use in architecture, i. 233.
Love, its power over human life, iii. 137.
Lus