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 169
t of openings of i to 2, which is theinverse of those of the whole front. Just how far the architect had in mind such a close nu-merical relation we cannot tell, but the fact is conspicuous,that in striving for a pleasing result he did adopt it, whetherconsciously or unconsciously. 1 These… … 152 PROPORTION 153 In the Bartolini Palace (Fig. 109), the relations arc asfollows: BARTOLINI PALACE Approxima 1 k Height Width Ratio Whole front 160 120 4 : 3 Each of the 3 stories into which the front is divided 1 : 2 Main door 30 15 2:1 Main door 40 to top of 29 outside 4 : 3 architrave.…
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