An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... proportion , upon the pre- servation of character , and in various other respects . Nature , in one sense , is the model upon which architecture is founded ; not as a subject of imitation , but as presenting for imitation principles of ...
... proportion , upon the pre- servation of character , and in various other respects . Nature , in one sense , is the model upon which architecture is founded ; not as a subject of imitation , but as presenting for imitation principles of ...
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... proportions of their columns . Thus the Doric order borrowed its proportion , strength , and beauty from the human figure . On similar principles , they afterwards built the temple of Diana ; but in this , from a desire of varying the ...
... proportions of their columns . Thus the Doric order borrowed its proportion , strength , and beauty from the human figure . On similar principles , they afterwards built the temple of Diana ; but in this , from a desire of varying the ...
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... proportions . This portico must have been erected about 338 B. c . , and after it the Ionic order seems to have been more ... proportion became nearly in the ratio of 2.3 to 1 . The simplicity which flowed from these arrangements in the ...
... proportions . This portico must have been erected about 338 B. c . , and after it the Ionic order seems to have been more ... proportion became nearly in the ratio of 2.3 to 1 . The simplicity which flowed from these arrangements in the ...
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... proportion , and orna- ment , however , the general character of the building differs very materially . As respects ... proportions of the whole cathedral , and especially in the height in relation to the width , that of the pillars to ...
... proportion , and orna- ment , however , the general character of the building differs very materially . As respects ... proportions of the whole cathedral , and especially in the height in relation to the width , that of the pillars to ...
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... proportion to their span . In the upper tiers two or more are comprehended under one , finished in trefoil or cinquefoil heads ( fig . 192. ) instead of points , the separating columns being very slender . Columns on which the arches ...
... proportion to their span . In the upper tiers two or more are comprehended under one , finished in trefoil or cinquefoil heads ( fig . 192. ) instead of points , the separating columns being very slender . Columns on which the arches ...
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