Principles of design in architecture, a series of letters to a friend1809 |
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... Temple of Dagon . - Temple of Jerusalem and Solomon's Palace p . 14 Letter IV . - Migration of Arts from the East into Greece . → Architecture of Homer's Age . - Origin of the Grecian Temple . Circular Building . - Stonehenge . - Early ...
... Temple of Dagon . - Temple of Jerusalem and Solomon's Palace p . 14 Letter IV . - Migration of Arts from the East into Greece . → Architecture of Homer's Age . - Origin of the Grecian Temple . Circular Building . - Stonehenge . - Early ...
Strana 14
... Temple of Dagon . - Temple of Jerusalem and Solomon's Palace . THE HE great field for Design in Architecture will of course be found in building for a large commu- nity rather than for an individual , in structures sacred , civil , or ...
... Temple of Dagon . - Temple of Jerusalem and Solomon's Palace . THE HE great field for Design in Architecture will of course be found in building for a large commu- nity rather than for an individual , in structures sacred , civil , or ...
Strana 16
... of the world , whence the manner of building can be in- ferred , during the lapse , according to the generally received chronology , of more than ten centuries . Then the temple of Dagon , the imaginary god of 16 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN.
... of the world , whence the manner of building can be in- ferred , during the lapse , according to the generally received chronology , of more than ten centuries . Then the temple of Dagon , the imaginary god of 16 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN.
Strana 17
... temple of Jerusalem and the palace of Lebanon , built by Solomon , king of Judæa . But before this time , as the very early historian from whom we have the account of these edifices shows , the circumstances of Syria had urged the ...
... temple of Jerusalem and the palace of Lebanon , built by Solomon , king of Judæa . But before this time , as the very early historian from whom we have the account of these edifices shows , the circumstances of Syria had urged the ...
Strana 18
... temple , and the most splendid palace , that had yet been seen ; unless greater power and wealth may have produced in Egypt , or in Babylonia , and possibly in regions eastward of Babylonia , magnificence which he could not rival . But ...
... temple , and the most splendid palace , that had yet been seen ; unless greater power and wealth may have produced in Egypt , or in Babylonia , and possibly in regions eastward of Babylonia , magnificence which he could not rival . But ...
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admiration advantageous altogether antiquity appears Arabian archi architect architrave Athens Babylonia beautiful book of Kings brick building called capital castle cathedral character church colonnade columns common considerable convenience Corinthian cornice cottages decoration desired dome domestic Doric Doric order early edifice effect Egypt elegance England equally Europe example exterior extraordinary fancy Fashion Gothic grace grandeur Grecian architecture Grecian taste Grecian temple Greece Greeks ingenious Inigo Jones intablature interior architecture Ionic Italy judgement kind less LETTER lofty Lord Burlington magnificence material merit military monumental Norman object observed ornament palace palæstra perfection perhaps Phenicia picturesk pier pillar Plantagenet pointed arch portico principal proportions public favor purpose reckon reigns Roman architecture Rome roof saint Paul's saint Peter's Salisbury cathedral Saxon seems seen shaft simplicity splendid splendor stone style superior tecture tion triglyphs variety Vitruvius walls wanted whence Winchester cathedral wood
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Strana 158 - Ask where's the North? at York, 'tis on the Tweed; In Scotland, at the Orcades; and there, At Greenland, Zembla, or the Lord knows where.
Strana 134 - CAITI.I. called the Queen's Oriel is remarkable for the fancy, luxuriance, and elegance of the workmanship. Nor is the contrivance of the little terraced garden below, considering the history of the times, a matter of small curiosity, where, though all the surrounding country were hostile, fresh air might be safely enjoyed ; and the commanding view of the singularly beautiful landscape around, from both that little herbary or garden, and the bay window or oriel, is so managed as to leave no doubt...
Strana 197 - Jungere si velit, et varias inducere plumas Undique collatis membris, ut turpiter atrum Desinat in piscem mulier formosa superne, Spectatum admissi risum teneatis, amici...
Strana 271 - I venture to deliver it as . my opinion that there are only two characters of buildings: the one may be called perpendicular, and the other horizontal. Under the first, I class all buildings erected in England before and during the early part of Queen Elizabeth's reign, whether deemed Saracenic, Saxon, Norman, or the Gothic of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries ; and even that peculiar kind called Queen Elizabeth's Gothic, in which turrets prevailed, though battlements were discarded and Grecian...
Strana 133 - Conway," observes an anonymous author, "what is called the Queen's Oriel is remarkable for the fancy, luxuriance, and elegance of the workmanship. Nor is the contrivance of the little terraced garden below, considering the history of the times, a matter of small curiosity, where, though all the surrounding country were hostile, fresh air might be safely enjoyed; and the commanding view of the singularly beautiful landscape around, from both that little herbary or garden, and the bay window or oriel...
Strana 258 - ... above may be increased, or must be diminished, according to circumstances. If a greater width of foundation be thought necessary, it must be gained by increasing the number of the footings, and not their width. The height of abutment, and span, and rise of arch, I suppose prescribed for the engineer.
Strana 86 - Instead of a mere sacristy for the priests, the term at which the pomp of processions ended, and in front of which, under the vault of the sky...
Strana 44 - Tis with our judgements as our watches, none Co just alike, but each believes his own.