Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York: John Wiley · leaf 326
n, that it is unfair to judge them thusseparately; and the precision of curvature is a matter of sosmall consequence in general effect, that we need not here pursuethe subject farther. § x. We have thus far, however, considered only the lines ofmoulding in the member Xb, whether of wail or shaft… … ings, we cannot conveni-ently apply the spur to itsirregular profile ; we mustbe content to set it againstthe lower roll. Let theupper edge of this lowerroll be the curved line here,a, d, e, 6, Fig. LIX., and c the angle of the square plinth pro-jecting beneath it. Then the spur, applied as we saw…
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