The American house carpenter. A treatise on the art of building. Comprising styles of architecture, strength of materials, and the theory and practice of the construction of floors, framed girders, roof trusses, rolled-iron beams, tubular-iron girders, cast-iron girders, stairs, doors, windows, mouldings, and cornices; together with a compend of mathematics. A manual for the practical use of architects, carpenters, stair-builders, and others (1880)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879, Hatfield, O. P., ed · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 27
, whose palace of gold is so celebrated,buildings were lavishly adorned. Adrian did much to en-courage the art; but not satisfied with the simplicity of theGrecian style, the artists of his time aimed at inventing newones, and added to the already redundant embellishments ofthe previous age. Hence… … CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME, PARIS. i^^ f^ THE GOTHS AND VANDALS. 9 provement; but very soon after his reign the art beganrapidly to decUne, as particularly evidenced in the meanand trifling character of the ornaments. 7.—Arcliitecturc Debased.—The Goths and Vandalsoverran Italy, Greece, Asia, and…
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