Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 515
the simple form abed, interrupting the curve c e.Now, the eye will always continue the principal lines of such an object for itself, until theycut the main curve ; that is,it will carry on a b to e, andthe total effect of the inter-ruption will be that of theform c d e. Had the line bfig. 34. d… … THE VILLA. 97 (Fig. 34), whose ratio to each other varies with the directionof the curve. Then, if the right lines which form the curveat c (Fig. 35) be increased, we have the figure c d e, that is,the apparent interruption of the curveis an increased part of the curve itself.To the mathematical…
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