The Ten Books on Architecture, 6.2.4

Vitruvius  translated by Joseph Gwilt

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4Since, then, some images are falsely conveyed, and others appear different from what they really are, I think it beyond doubt, that, according to nature and the circumstances of the place, diminutions or additions should be made, so that no defect may be apparent. To do this, however, is the result of genius, not the result of learning.

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