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128 X. THE ARCH LINE. CONSTRUCTION. up, o. There will be an infinite number of arches between these, but we will take these as sufficient representatives of all. Then a is the low arch, b the central or pure arch, c the high arch, and the rays of the sun would have drawn for us their voussoirs. § xii. We will take these several arches successively, and fixing the top of each accurately, draw two right lines thence to its base, d, e,f, Fig. XXXI. Then these lines give us the relative gables of each of the arches; d is the Italian or southern gable, e the central gable, / the Gothic gable. Fig. XXXI. Iv § xin. We will again take the three arches with their gables in succession, and on each of the sides of the gable, between it and the arch, we will describe another arch, as at g, h, i. Then the curves so described give the pointed arches belonging to each of the round arches; g, the flat pointed arch, h, the central pointed arch, and i, the lancet pointed arch. § xiv. If the radius with which these intermediate curves are drawn be the base of/ the last is the equilateral pointed
Title | The stones of Venice - 1 |
Creator | Ruskin, John |
Publisher | J. Wiley |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | 1889 |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000153 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | 128 X. THE ARCH LINE. CONSTRUCTION. up, o. There will be an infinite number of arches between these, but we will take these as sufficient representatives of all. Then a is the low arch, b the central or pure arch, c the high arch, and the rays of the sun would have drawn for us their voussoirs. § xii. We will take these several arches successively, and fixing the top of each accurately, draw two right lines thence to its base, d, e,f, Fig. XXXI. Then these lines give us the relative gables of each of the arches; d is the Italian or southern gable, e the central gable, / the Gothic gable. Fig. XXXI. Iv § xin. We will again take the three arches with their gables in succession, and on each of the sides of the gable, between it and the arch, we will describe another arch, as at g, h, i. Then the curves so described give the pointed arches belonging to each of the round arches; g, the flat pointed arch, h, the central pointed arch, and i, the lancet pointed arch. § xiv. If the radius with which these intermediate curves are drawn be the base of/ the last is the equilateral pointed |
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