Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 148
c. § xi. Many architects, especially the worst, have been verycurious in designing out of the way arches,—elliptical arches,and four-centred arches, so called, and other singularities. Thegood architects have generally been content, and we for thepresent will be so, with Gods arch, the arch of the… … 130 X. THE AECH LINE. CONSTRUCTION- when it is half up, 5, and when three quarters up, c. There willbe an infinite number of arches between these, but we will takethese as sufficient representees of all. Then a is the low arch,h the central or pure arch, c the high arch, and the rajs of thesun…
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