An essay in defence of ancient architecture, or, A parallel of the ancient buildings with the modern : shewing the beauty and harmony of the former, and the irregularity of the latter ; with impartial reflections on the reasons of the abuses introduced by our present builders ; to which is annexed an inspectional table, universally useful ; illustrated with sixteen copper-plates (1728)
Morris, Robert, 1701-1754 · London : Printed for D. Browne, at the Black-Swan, wihtout Temple-Bar; W. Bickerton, in Devereaux-Court, near Temple-Bar; J. Pote, at the Golden-Door, against Suffolk-Street, near Charing-Cross; and J. Walthoe, at Richmond · leaf 115
(^9 ) Judgment, founded upon natural I^eafon, cannot butinduce us to believe that Co weak a Foundation is notfufficiently capacitated to fuftain, not only a maflyEntablature, but an additional Weight of itfelf; as ex-emplified both in the View of the Front and End ofthe fame. To imagine fo weak a…
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