Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 315
these delicate mouldings,we cannot convenientlyapply the spur to its ir-regular profile ; we mustbe content to set it againstthe lower roll. Let theupper edge of this lowerroll be the curved linehere, a, d, e, b, Fig. LIX.,and c the angle of thesquare plinth projectingbeneath it. Then the… … Plate XI.—Plans of Bases. THE BASE. 283 it any way that he likes; but if he puts the salvia curvatureinside the present lines, he will find the spur looks weak, and Ithink he will determine at last on placing it as I have done atc d, c e, Fig. LX. (If the reader will be at the pains to trans-fer…
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