Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 489
es, and embosomed in rich vegetation.The promontory separates the Lake of Lecco from that ofComo, properly so called, and is three miles from the oppo- 70 THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE. site shore, which gives room enough for aerial perspective.So also in Fig. 28. We shall now consider the form of the… … Fig. 28. the steps being generally about -J- ft. high and 41 ft. wide(sometimes however much deeper). They are generallysupported by white wall, strengthened by unfilled arches,the angles being turned by sculptured pedestals, surmountedby statues, or urns. Along the terraces are carried…
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