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The height of the pedestal is divided into 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 equat parts ; of these 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 parts are projections (20-26). But the choice of that proportion which would make it look beautiful is left to the discretion of the artist :