Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. (1915)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836- [from old catalog] · Chicago, Ill., Printed by F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 22
asters, colonnades, arcades and porticoes. Q. What is a column? (See Plate 2.) A. A column is a perpendicular erection of timber,stone or iron, and is used to support the weight of su-perincumbent parts of the building. In classic archi-tecture the column, with its appurtenance, forms theprincipal… … PLATE 2 Q) EASY LESSONS IN ARCHITEOTURS the capital, the base and the capital being subdividedinto different parts, each of which had its name andproportion. Indeed, the column is so important a partof classic architecture that the exact proportions ofeach part are settled by rule, according to the…
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