Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 103
- be so formed that some parts are thick, so as to give the required strength,while other portions are thin. In such a case the wall would be formed of arched … Fig. 63. recesses and thickened piers alternately. This being flic case, the decoration shouldbe so applied as to emphasise, or render apparent, this arched structure; but if thewall is of one thickness throughout, its division into arches is absurd and foolish. We sometimes see great follies, and…
Decoration and ornament
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