A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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In interior decorations, where, generally speaking, grandeur of style is not to be aimed at, a pedestal dimi nishes the parts of the order which, otherwise, might appear too clumsy; and has the farther advantage of plac ing the columns in a more favorable View, by raising their base nearer to the level of the spectator's eye. And in a: second order of arcades there is no avoiding pedestals, as without them it is impossible to give the arches any tole rable proportion.

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