Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 32
IN ORNAMENT AND DRESS. 18 the façades of the Louvre. The eye or the rose which cuts the horizontal divisions of the abacus in the Corinthian capital is a happy example of intersection, because while indicating a centre or a vertical line between two similar and corresponding parts, it intro- duces… … EXAMPLE OF REPEATED INTERSECTION. secting a balustrade, and the fasces intersecting a railing, really alternate with a set of balusters and a set of spears ; but, in this case, symmetry is made more appa- rent by means of repetition, since we have over and over
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