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The stones of Venice (1851)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 181

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d these two features we shall consider in succession,and in so doing, shall learn all that it is needful for us to know,not only respecting cornices, but respecting brackets in general,and balconies. § x. 1. The Bracket. In the simplest form of military cornice,the brackets are composed of two or… … ried on the fcnds of these, leaving, of course, behind, or within it, a hole between each bracket for the conve-Fig. xxxviil. nient dejection 0f h^ sand and lead< This t. i^_ form is best seen, I think, in the old Scotch castles: it is very grand, but has a giddylook, and one is afraid of the…

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