Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 308
ofile ; we mustbe content to set it againstthe lower roll. Let theupper edge of this lowerroll be the curved line here,a, d, 6, 5, Fig. LIX., and c the angle of the square plinth pro-jecting beneath it. Then the spur, applied as we saw in Chap.YII., will be of some such form as the triangle c e d,… … 290 XXV. THE BASE. DECORATION. tins triangular spin* is nearly always seen from above, andthe eye is drawn to it as one of the most important features ofthe whole base; therefore it is a point of immediate necessityto substitute for its harsh right lines (c c?, c e) some curveof noble abstract…
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