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...Les piles de l'hexagone sont alternativement posées, pleins sur vides, de sorte qu'en coupe perspective nous voyons que les pieds-droits s'élèvent sur les clefs des arcs en tiers-point formant niches d'une pile à l'autre, ainsi que l'indique la fig. 144. Cette construction évite le déliaisonnement qui peut se produire et se produit ordinairement dans un cylindre renfermant des niches percées les unes au-dessus des autres...

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