An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 839
... practice is to be seen in the façade of the Louvre , ( see fig . 176. ) which in many respects must be considered as the finest of modern buildings . The objections of Blondel to the practice are not without some weight , but the ...
... practice is to be seen in the façade of the Louvre , ( see fig . 176. ) which in many respects must be considered as the finest of modern buildings . The objections of Blondel to the practice are not without some weight , but the ...
Page 857
... practice rather to be avoided , as is most especially that of using capitals to them a practice much in vogue in France under Louis XV . - 2669. We now return to the subject of the rock - worked rustic , whereof , above , some notice ...
... practice rather to be avoided , as is most especially that of using capitals to them a practice much in vogue in France under Louis XV . - 2669. We now return to the subject of the rock - worked rustic , whereof , above , some notice ...
Page 1174
... practice of breaking pediments so as to leave the centre part open ; third , the great projection of cornices ; and , fourth , the practice of rusticating columns . Had Palladio lived to a later day , he might have greatly increased his ...
... practice of breaking pediments so as to leave the centre part open ; third , the great projection of cornices ; and , fourth , the practice of rusticating columns . Had Palladio lived to a later day , he might have greatly increased his ...
Contents
ARCHITECTURE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES | 4 |
Basements and Attics | 13 |
Jewish and Phoenician | 24 |
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