Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 353
concep-tion of the differences between the two great orders, which ithas been my principal object to develope throughout this chap-ter. If all my readers lived in London, I could at once fix thisdifference in their minds by a simple, yet somewhat curiousillustration. In many parts of the west end… … decoration. XXVII. THE COENICE AND CAPITAL. 335 form of the typical capital of the convex school; the Corinthiancapital, within, is a finished and highly decorated example ofthe concave. The space between the cage and capital is thelimit of ornamentation. § xlvi. Those of my readers, however, to…
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