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 53
all round,or all pointed. Compare, forinstance, this pho- II c ^VVl ~\ Qli &M*^ ^ ^^Plf tograph of the Pa- [fijfll fj:4at:iJl» btzzo Vendramini (Fig. n) with thatof a recently builthouse which is anadaptation of it(Fig. 12). Noticethat a large part ofthe beauty of theoriginal is due tothe… … Pig. 11.Palazzo Vendramini. Unity <>f effect obtained by prevailing simi-larity of semicircular arches. SIMILARITY 37 panum being filled by a pierced circle, somewhat after thefashion of tracery. There is no doubt of the beauty of the arrangement toall eyes, simple or sophisticated. All this…
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc · Building
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