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... wider sense variety , emphasis , and contrast , usually considered in and by themselves , are only special phases of proportion . So also is the subtle element of " Scale . Proportion , then , is the magic key to beauty in home de- sign ...
... wider sense variety , emphasis , and contrast , usually considered in and by themselves , are only special phases of proportion . So also is the subtle element of " Scale . Proportion , then , is the magic key to beauty in home de- sign ...
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... wider and usually longer acquaintance with the owners ' tastes , should usu- ally remain the executive in charge . Incidentally , it is no mere accident that an authority on the amenities of living should have produced the most helpful ...
... wider and usually longer acquaintance with the owners ' tastes , should usu- ally remain the executive in charge . Incidentally , it is no mere accident that an authority on the amenities of living should have produced the most helpful ...
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... wider and more striking if we consider our en- tire American coast line , the twelve hundred odd miles from San Diego to Seattle . In the lower latitudes we find the happy combination of a strong native tradition with climatic ...
... wider and more striking if we consider our en- tire American coast line , the twelve hundred odd miles from San Diego to Seattle . In the lower latitudes we find the happy combination of a strong native tradition with climatic ...
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