Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 306
he building, so that shadows which are dark at thetop become almost as light as the rest of the building at its base. Windows and doors are voids in the facade of a buildinor, andthey have a greater value in the composition of a design thanshadows or ornaments in general. This character should be… … be a is o be a ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING 31 the true mass of the openings. Many good designs are greatlyinjured in the rendering by the violent contrast in the grading ofthe openings from dark to light. Id the shadow itself it will be found that detail is accented or
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