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Page 1
If the art , however , be considered strictly in respect of its actual atility , its
principles are restricted within very narrow limits ; for the mere art , or rather
icience , of construction , has no title to a place among the fine arts . Such is in
various ...
If the art , however , be considered strictly in respect of its actual atility , its
principles are restricted within very narrow limits ; for the mere art , or rather
icience , of construction , has no title to a place among the fine arts . Such is in
various ...
Page 28
... theinselves the caverns are considered as hallowed places of their own
worship , and they still resort thither to perforin their devotions , and honour the
figures there , in the THISTHISTIT same manner with those in their own pagodas .
... theinselves the caverns are considered as hallowed places of their own
worship , and they still resort thither to perforin their devotions , and honour the
figures there , in the THISTHISTIT same manner with those in their own pagodas .
Page 31
They considered that the frailty of the body during life ought not to be provided
with more than necessary pro . tection from the seasons , and that the palace was
nothing more than an inn , which at their death the successor would in his turn ...
They considered that the frailty of the body during life ought not to be provided
with more than necessary pro . tection from the seasons , and that the palace was
nothing more than an inn , which at their death the successor would in his turn ...
Page 38
ORNAMENT or Decoration may be considered under two heads , that which
consists in objects foreign to the forms of the edifices themselves , such as
statues , obelisks , & c . ; and that which is actually affixed to them , such as the
carving on ...
ORNAMENT or Decoration may be considered under two heads , that which
consists in objects foreign to the forms of the edifices themselves , such as
statues , obelisks , & c . ; and that which is actually affixed to them , such as the
carving on ...
Page 73
... a subject which will be hereafter fully considered , when we come to investi .
gate the principles of constructing roofs . In Rome , as will hereafter be seen , the
inclination is much more . There is nothing to war . rant us in a belief that the arch
...
... a subject which will be hereafter fully considered , when we come to investi .
gate the principles of constructing roofs . In Rome , as will hereafter be seen , the
inclination is much more . There is nothing to war . rant us in a belief that the arch
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & Practical |
| Author | Joseph Gwilt |
| Editor | Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1891 |
| Length | 1443 pages |
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