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The Decorator's assistant (1847)

[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 122

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THE DECORATOR S ASSISTANT. 109 t^uUs for ©rnamental Brab)infl» Having now completed the rules for drawing I of a leaf taken from the arch of Titus at Rome,the acanthus leaf, we here present the elevation j which also shows the manner of shading it. … Fig. H. We now commence with the rules for draw-1 When this is done, draw the shape of the leaf,ing the various ornaments employed in archi- taking one division as a centre, and extend ittecture, the first of which, Fig. 1, is the outline one on both sides, which must be followed upof an elevation…

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