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The stones of Venice (1890)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 199

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to doso when they enter a passage), it is evident that the bevellingmay be very slight on the inside, but should be large on theoutside, so that the plan of the aperture should become as at6, Fig. XLIII. Farther, as the bevelled wall cannot con-veniently carry an unbevelled arch, the door arch must… … FORM OF APERTURE. 179 quired for multitudes at the same time, the size of the aper-ture either must be increased, or other apertures must be in-troduced. It may, in some buildings, be optional with the*architect whether he shall give many small doors, or fewlarge ones ; and in some, as theatres,…

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