Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel, 1814-1879, Van Brunt, Henry, 1832-1903 · Boston : James R. Osgood · leaf 536
by its pro-jection an important part of the arch above and of the tympanum D ;notice also that, to the spectator at H, the colnmn will be equal inlength to the arc a b, the entablature to the arc b c, and the half-vaultto the arc c cl ; that the length of the arc c ^ is reduced by the im-portance… … its importance in perspective. In the proportions of a vaulted roomit is very essential that the supporting members should not appear 446 DISCOUESES ON ARCHITECTURE. more important tlian is absolutcly iiecessary. New, in the exampleprésentée! hère, it is évident tbat tliis important rule is…
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