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for they were evidently aware of the difficulty of introducing it with effect
in domestic structures.  The pointed arch, which    is so beautiful in large
works, and gives an extraordinary grandeur of effect, is an inconvenience
not easily overcome in dwelling-houses, where security is required as well
as
elegance.
                               Plate XXXIII.
Is an elevation of the side of an apartment in the rich Arabesque style of
the
cinque-cento,   This class of ornament was first painted by Raffaelle, after
the revival of Roman and Greek architecture, and was the constant decora-
tions of the palaces, public buildings, and villas of that period.
                               Plate XXXIV.
                             DETAILS.
         Figure 1. Is an enlarged view of half the centre ornament.
         Figure 2. Is the base of the pilaster.
Figure 3. Is the upper part of the pilaster.
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