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The proportion a form of [drawing]
a capital in no wise depends
on the height of a shaft a.Giotto
but on its actual diameter.
Any capital fitted to that b. Pure [?]
diameter may be set on
the shafts at any height c. Venice
down to the ground as
in Lucca [diagram] a [diagram] b
[diagram] must not [?] two of same thing
- must not elongate capital on abacus
unnaturally
and must not
turn graceful
line a into
ugly line b.
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