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are most wanted: the Bon ribs disappear: and the outline
also. Finally the Bon leaves are simply depressed in the
middle of each lobe; and that imperceptibly while the
early leaves have a good ridge between the lobes, with a
light on it; I have endeavoured to mark these differences
at p 10. w.
The flower bands of the Bon capitals are also remarkably
inferior - more luxuriant and less sharp.
The 33rd. A very perfect Bon example of this order; more
delicate than the above: remarkably for the trembling of the
rib of the angle leaf all the way up, and the beautiful
The 28th has also section of 2nd and leafage of 3rd order elastic throw of the lobes from it.
its angle leaves are just like the 29th in ridging but Still the effect is poor, and the flower band quite
sharper in the lobe, and its breast leaves are thrown commonplace and vulgar - over flowing in line.
higher. It is a fine example of Bon workmanship of the The Third Order: Transitional examples:
3rd order foliage. The 30th 31st and 32nd are difficult to place: for they
come between the 2nd and third orders: The 30th has the
leafage of the Third {order} as above described {angle leaves
ribbed} but the cabled section of the second order. The
32nd has the same arrangement while the 31st has the
section of the third order and leafage of second; its
abacus is however more projecting in its members - heavy
and ill conditioned and it has a vilely cut curled lobe
flower band.
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