Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 41
STUDY OF THE ORDERS 83 The Value of the Order. The Order may be used as themost tangible means of getting at the essential parts of the Greekstyle, and a study of its forms cannot fail to help towards the appre-ciation of the beauty of Greek architecture as a whole. It is also necessary to realize… … Fig. 40. in all its beauty of proportion, existed long before the Or^er was devel-oped to the point where we study it to-day. The form of roof usedon the Greek temples performs, as we have already seen, a much moreimportant part in producing their general effect; and a thoroughknowledge of these…
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