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Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845. / The American builder's companion; or, A new system of architecture: particularly adapted to the present style of building in the United States of America
(1806)
Remarks on cornices, pp. 26-27
Page 27
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in nsome cases, be double teir.1eight, and their height whenenrk :Rv;00::
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- W~~ecii some fmeasure, to be conformable; * a& el ;hdeir:
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but always kaeasllzty ~of p
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A~and ~ In sopv cans wi~cre the tOmia.
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some cases, be double their.height, and their height, when enriched wt
reenames ab irtieth part of the h tof she rThi p
si ought, in some measure, to be conformable tothi, as well a& 4heir
s, , that of the room. This will admit of no -zct rule,; therefore-
ain a great m on the fancy of the designer.
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