Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 42
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… … Fig. 41. The Orders, as we have them to-day, are derived from the meas-urements of existing remains of Classic Greek and Roman mon- 28 STUDY OF THE ORDERS 85 uments. Aside from purposes of actual reproduction and their wholeor partial use on modern buildings, they are most valuable as idealtypes…
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