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 147
edings of our Moderns. I have obfervd, that the Compofitions of our Mo-derns are chiefly a Sett of Ideas ficfy reprefenting fomany Lanthorns of a different Form, an Error whichjuftly fuits with the many others linkd together in thelame Difpofition of the difproportidiiate Unity of theirMagnitudes.… … 1 3 4 s ja JO 3 Ji^^&rAe^ ^ 0777/^ ^eAn. JV^^ ffj^ /i^^^ -A»^* ^t> • < 9« ) xo Air, and fuch decaying rdnciples, which by the in-cellanc Unity of their Penetration confiderably abatexind weaken the Strength of the Materials. And how •ufelefs fo great a Superfluity of Light is to the…
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