Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 352
in the concave school isfar more complicated, being borrowed in nearly every case fromthe original Corinthian. Its plan may begenerally represented by Fig. LXVILThe spur itself is carved into a curlingtendril or concave leaf, which supportsthe projecting angle of a four-sided abacus,whose hollow… … lis J1 1 B XXVII. THE CORNICE AND CAPITAL. DECORATION. Fis. LXVIII. portion of Fig. LXYIL, and some massy conditions of this form,elaborately ornamented, are very beautiful; but it is apt tobecome rigid and effeminate, as assuredly it is in the originalCorinthian, which is thoroughly mean and…
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