completely at a small scale, however, as it is very annoying when making
the final drawing far away from the building to find that some important
dimension has been forgotten.

"The ordinary tape stretches so much in long dimensions that it is
inaccurate. It is best to get a tape with a metallic strip in it, and it
should be at least fifty feet long in order to take dimensions over all,
which is much more accurate than measuring with a short tape from point
to point.

"The metric system is very convenient, but it is better for American
students to use the English measure that they will have to use in
practice, and take the tape over with them, for it is difficult to find
them on the Continent. A sliding measuring-rod is nearly indispensable,
and it will be most convenient to carry if it folds up to the length of
the imperial drawing pad. Two large triangles are very useful in getting
the projection of mouldings, as they can be held together to form a
right angle."

[Illustration: XV. Door of the Madonna di Loreto, Triani, Italy.]




#Books.#


_Verona and Other Lectures_. By John Ruskin, D.C.L., LL.D. New York:
Macmillan & Co., 1894. 8vo, pp. 204, plates xii. $2.50.