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                                                                      	is therefore a defective verb wanting its correlative.
                                                                      	 Now at the top of the series of arches - or frieze -
                                                                      is to be considered the placing of the roof, and form of
                                                                      cornice, and these two great forms of building when pure
                                                                      and simple the arch colnnade becoming corcnice and roof
                                                                      and frieze colonnade heaving corcnice and roof, are the
                                                                      two first perfect forms of architecture.  Of the roof and
                                                                      gable we shall speak presently, but the next point we
                                                                      have to examine is that of superimposition.
                                                                      Inferior position.   And first of its manner:  If Superimposition wavy 1st 
                                                                      to facade and complete, that is to say if each capital
                                                                      be thoroughly finished with its complete abacus, and
                                                                      another shaft with a perfect base set on the top of it, and
                                                                      each course of architecture finished before another is
                                                                      set on the top of it;  This may be called String course,
                                                                      Architecgute.  (This will include St Amborzio and Pisa,
                                                                       and Lucca and Pistoya, and all Venice and Florence.)
                                                                      2ndly Involved architecture; in which some preparation
                                                                      is made for the upper tiers at the base of the lower, and
                                                                      some provision for it carried through the capitals of the
                                                                      lower tier
                                                                      Apertures.	(This not in its place) but division is to be made between
                                                                      apertures fairly cut inyo the wall, and having nothing
                                                                      external but a dr[i]ipstone: (which it is always difficult
                                                                      to support, and which has caused much awkwardness and
                                                                      part of the final ruin

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