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Travels in South Kensington, with notes on Decorative art and architecture in England (1882)

Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 · London : Trübner & co. · leaf 43

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le glazed, andthe rule of lis^htiuo- is thatthe height and width ofthe gallery should be thesame, and the skylighthalf of the same. Thisrenders it always easyfor the spectator to avoidthe glitter point on a pict-ure, as may be seen bythe accompan ying diagram. DIAGBAil SHOWING GLlIIEIt POLNIS I.N A… … THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. 41 seveu feet from the floor, wbeu the beholder advances to Eg.But if the spectator can recede to fifteen feet, the wall Las noglitter up to thirteen feet. The skylight at South Kensingtonis brought as near as is consistent with avoiding glitter, and istwenty feet nine…

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