An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England : from the Conquest to the Reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders (1862)

Rickman, Thomas, 1776-1841, Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896, Cattermole, George, 1800-1868, Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 8-1854, Jewitt, Thomas Orlando Sheldon, 1799-1869, Starling, William Francis, Hacker, C., 19th cent, Carter, James, 1798-1855, Wilkinson, W. S, Smith, C. B · Oxford ; London : John Henry and James Parker · leaf 51

An illustration from An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England : from the Conquest to the Reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders, 1862, leaf 51 — ,thus making the volute much more elaborate: and it is tobe observed that the large size of the volutes give greater im-portance to the capital than in the Roman examples, and stillmore majesty than in the examples of the Italian masters.The bases are enriched with carvings, and the columns fluted…

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