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Proserpina ; also, Ariadne florentina ; The opening of the Crystal Palace ; St. Mark's rest ; Lectures on art ; The elements of perspective (1890)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Ariadne Florentina, Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Opening of the Crystal Palace, Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. St. Mark's rest, Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Lectures on art, Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Elements of perspective · Boston : Aldine Book Pub. · leaf 856

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c. Through h draw hk to the vanishing-point of d e, cutting d f in i and e g in k. Through i " and k draw i m, k l, to van- ishing-point of d g, cut- 1> ting d f in l and e g in Fig. 34. M. Join L M. Then i k l m is the smaller square, inscribed as required.* COROLLARY. If, instead of one square… … Fig. 36. * If either of the sides of the greater square is parallel to the plane of the picture, as dg in Fig. 35. D G of course must be equal to A c, and ii H equal to B^ and the construction is as in Fig. 35. E F Fig. 36.

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