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Page 29
Its effect is quite theatrical , and its perfect symmetry gives it the appearance of a
work of great art , and of greater skill in composition than most other Indian works
. Yet an examination 6. TC1 of the details , and particularly of the system of ...
Its effect is quite theatrical , and its perfect symmetry gives it the appearance of a
work of great art , and of greater skill in composition than most other Indian works
. Yet an examination 6. TC1 of the details , and particularly of the system of ...
Page 31
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 the harmony ,
proportion , effect , and beauty , for which the arts generally are indebted to
nature .
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 the harmony ,
proportion , effect , and beauty , for which the arts generally are indebted to
nature .
Page 32
Neither division of parts , contrast , nor effect is visible . All this necessarily
resulted from the political and religious institutions whereof we have been
speaking . 70. II . In analysing the architecture of Egypt , three points offer
themselves for ...
Neither division of parts , contrast , nor effect is visible . All this necessarily
resulted from the political and religious institutions whereof we have been
speaking . 70. II . In analysing the architecture of Egypt , three points offer
themselves for ...
Page 38
More than pictorial effect must have been the motive . The reader will , by turning
back to fig . 52. , be equally surprised with ourselves when he contemplates , in
the gateway at the TemFig . 62 . ple of Apollinopolis Magna , such vast efforts ...
More than pictorial effect must have been the motive . The reader will , by turning
back to fig . 52. , be equally surprised with ourselves when he contemplates , in
the gateway at the TemFig . 62 . ple of Apollinopolis Magna , such vast efforts ...
Page 39
The custom of cutting the former upon almost every building was , as we now find
, for the pur . pose of record ; but it is nevertheless to be consi . dered as
ornamental in effect . The figures that are sculptured on the walls of the temples
are ...
The custom of cutting the former upon almost every building was , as we now find
, for the pur . pose of record ; but it is nevertheless to be consi . dered as
ornamental in effect . The figures that are sculptured on the walls of the temples
are ...
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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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