An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 68
... upper diameter in width between and The dissimilarity of the capitals renders it impossible to compare them . The mean height of the entablature is about a fourth of the height of the whole order . The height of the Grecian Ionic ...
... upper diameter in width between and The dissimilarity of the capitals renders it impossible to compare them . The mean height of the entablature is about a fourth of the height of the whole order . The height of the Grecian Ionic ...
Page 69
... upper ones are fluted hori- zontally . In that of Minerva Polias , the upper torus is sculptured with a guilloche . The base just described is usually denominated the ATTIC BASE , though also used in the colonies . The bases , however ...
... upper ones are fluted hori- zontally . In that of Minerva Polias , the upper torus is sculptured with a guilloche . The base just described is usually denominated the ATTIC BASE , though also used in the colonies . The bases , however ...
Page 119
... upper order the columns are more numerous , inas- much as each arch below bears two columns above it . Over every two arches of the upper order is a sharp pediment , separated by a pinnacle from the adjoining ones ; and above the ...
... upper order the columns are more numerous , inas- much as each arch below bears two columns above it . Over every two arches of the upper order is a sharp pediment , separated by a pinnacle from the adjoining ones ; and above the ...
Page 147
... upper one Ionic and very graceful in effect . Of both these orders , as will be seen in the figure , the entablatures are of inordinate comparative height . The upper one was expressly so set out for the purpose of exhibiting the ...
... upper one Ionic and very graceful in effect . Of both these orders , as will be seen in the figure , the entablatures are of inordinate comparative height . The upper one was expressly so set out for the purpose of exhibiting the ...
Page 177
... upper tiers two or more are comprehended under one , finished in trefoil or cinquefoil heads ( fig . 192. ) instead of points , the separating columns being very slender . Columns on which the arches rest ( fig . 193. ) are very slender ...
... upper tiers two or more are comprehended under one , finished in trefoil or cinquefoil heads ( fig . 192. ) instead of points , the separating columns being very slender . Columns on which the arches rest ( fig . 193. ) are very slender ...
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