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" His palaces here, even those which remain unfinished, display a taste chastened by the study of ancient art. Their beauty originates in the design, and is never superinduced by ornament* Their elevations enchant you , not by the length and altitude ,... "
Loudon's Architectural Magazine: And Journal of Improvement in Architecture ... - Page 152
edited by - 1835
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Remarks on Antiquities, Arts and Letters During an Excursion in Italy in the ...

Joseph Forsyth - 1820 - 700 pages
...originates in the design, and is never superinduced by ornament* Their elevations enchant you , not by the length and altitude , nor by the materials and sculpture,...solid and void , by that happy. something between flat andprominent,which charms both in front and profile ; by that maestria which calls in columns , not...
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Remarks on Antiquities, Arts and Letters During an Excursion in Italy in the ...

Joseph Forsyth - 1820 - 708 pages
...originates in the design, and is never superinduced by ornament. Their elevations enchant you , not by the length and altitude , nor by the materials and sculpture,...of solid and void , by that happy something between fiat andproniinent,whick charms both in front and profile ; by that maestria which calls in columns...
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Knight's Quarterly Magazine, Volume 2

1824 - 488 pages
...the consummate • elicity of their proportions, by the harmonious distribution of void and solid, by THAT HAPPY SOMETHING BETWEEN FLAT AND PROMINENT,...profile ; by that maestria which calls in columns not to incumber but support, and reproduces ANCIENT BEAUTY IN COMBIN ATIONS UNKNOWN TO THB ANCIENTS THEMSELVES....
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Knight's Quarterly Magazine, Volume 2

1824 - 486 pages
...originates in the design, and is never superinduced by ornament. Their elevations enchant you, not by the length and altitude, nor by the materials and sculpture, but by the consummate elicity of their proportions, by the harmonious distribution of void and solid, by THAT HAPPY SOMETHING...
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Jenning's Landscape Annual, Volume 1

1830 - 400 pages
...is never superinduced . by ornament. Their elevations enchant you, not by the length and altitude, but by the consummate felicity of their proportions,...flat and prominent, which charms both in front and in profile; by that maestria which calls in columns, not to encumber, but to support, and reproduces...
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The classic and connoisseur in Italy and Sicily, with an appendix ..., Volume 3

George William D. Evans - 1835 - 622 pages
...originates in the design, and is never superinduced by ornament. Their elevations enchant you, not by the length and altitude, nor by the materials and sculpture,...ancient beauty in combinations unknown to the ancients themselvesf." On the outskirts of the town is a little hill, called Monte Berico, surmounted by a church...
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The Classic and Connoisseur in Italy and Sicily: With an Appendix ..., Volume 3

George William David Evans - 1835 - 622 pages
...originates in the design, and is never superinduced by ornament. Their elevations enchant you, not by the length and altitude, nor by the materials and sculpture,...prominent, which charms both in front and profile; by that mnestrin which calls in columns, not to encumber but to support, and reproduces ancient beauty in combinations...
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The classic and connoisseur in Italy and Sicily, with an appendix ..., Volume 3

George William D. Evans - 1835 - 616 pages
...originates in the design, and is never superinduced by ornament. Their elevations enchant you, not by the length and altitude, nor by the materials and sculpture,...their proportions, by the harmonious distribution of Milid and void, by that happy something between flat and prominent, which charms both in front and...
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Notes abroad and rhapsodies at home. By a veteran traveller [W.R. Wilson].

William Rae Wilson - 1837 - 670 pages
...is never superinduced by ornament. Their elevations enchant you, not by their length and altitude, but by the consummate felicity of their proportions...flat and prominent, which charms both in front and in profile: " (I suppose, he means by attached columns) ; " by that maestria which calls in columns...
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Notes Abroad and Rhapsodies at Home, Volume 1

William Rae Wilson - 1837 - 314 pages
...is never superinduced by ornament. Their elevations enchant you, not by their length and altitude, but by the consummate felicity of their proportions;...flat and prominent, which charms both in front and in profile: " (I suppose, he means by attached columns); " by that maestria which calls in columns...
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