being only equal to half the diameter ofthe column. The moderns have generallynearly confined it to this proportion, only thatthey have divided it into two facias, aftersome ancient Italian examples of the Doricorder. Architrave Cornice, an entablature con-sisting of an architrave and cornice… … set off with mouldings running upon the facesof the arch-stones, and bearing upon theimposts. No. 10.—Vol. I. 74 THE DECORATOR S ASSISTANT. Area, this term is a Latin word, and signifiesthe same thing as superfices or quantity ofsurface, but is applied exclusively to planefigures. Thus we say, the…
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