THE CAVETTO. (Fig. 2.) It will be observed that whilst thefillet supports the ovolo, the cavetto,on the contrary, sustains the fillet; thetwo figures being; the inverse of eachother. The cavetto is easily described,as follows : On B, with the height A B, describean arc on the projection at C ; with… … THE CI MA RECTA. (Fig. 8.) Join the projections at each end bythe right line A B, divide it into two equal parts at H, and in order to makeit look bold, divide H B into threenearly equal parts. Also divide H Ain the same manner. From A and Brespectively, as centres, taking twoparts to each as radii…
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