even twelve inches in diameter—the cap ofwhich is often very richly carved. The balusters, as a rule, partake ofthe same mode of design as the newel,being really a reduction in scale of thatterminus. The Balusters of the Capitol at Wash-ington, as well as those of our StateHouses, and especially…
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