Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 722
I carefullyextended my definition of a roof so as to include more than isusually understood by the term. It was there said to be thecovering of a space, narrow or wide. It does not in the leastsignify, with respect to the real nature of the covering, whetherthe space protected be two feet wide, or… … 212 THE STONES OF VENICE. or broad. We call the vaulting of a bridge u an arch/ be,cause it is narrow with respect to the river it crosses ; but iiit were built above us on the ground, we should call it a wag-gon vault, because then we should feel the breadth of it. Thereal question is the nature…
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