Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 126
and up- per stone; and this smallness of the shaftdiameter is inconsistent with the serviceableness and beauty ofthe arrangement at #, if it were to be realised (as we shall seepresently); but it is not inconsistent with its central character,as the representative of every species of possible… … 108 IX. THE CAPITAL. CONSTRUCTION. they form the capital, each a separate name; the sloping stoneis called the Bell of the capital, and that laid above it, the Abacus.Abucus means a board or tile: I wish there were an Englishword for it, but I fear there is no substitution possible, the termhaving…
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