Architectural composition : an attempt to order and phrase ideas which hitherto have been only felt by the instinctive taste of designers (1908)
Robinson, John Beverley, 1853- · New York : Van Nostrand · leaf 165
atwe have adduced. Scarce-ly one will be found toconform to them all, butthere are still fewer, andnone of the best, that failto conform to some ofthem. Figs. 104 and 105 areexamples of failure inmaintaining proper pro-portions. In both of these thefault is the same—the tall,narrow, corner turrets… … lig. 104.Church ok St. Nicholas, Potsdam. Lack of proportion between thebroad primary mass, and the two tall,narrow secondary masses. PROPORTION 149 It is often a cause of wonder why the tower of the Flor-entine Palazzo Vecchio stands as it does, cut short, upon an impending parapet. Onereason, at…
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc · Building
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