The carpenter's assistant : containing a succinct account of Egyptian, Grecian and Roman architecture. Also, a description of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite orders; together with specifications, practical rules and tables for carpenters, and a glossary of architectural terms. Embellished with upwards of 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building (1854)
Brown, William, architect, Joy, Lewis E · Boston : Published by Edward Livermore · leaf 89
test of criticism. Fine examples of this order must be sought in Rome rather than inGreece. The portico and arch of Hadrian, at Athens, are not to be com-pared to the three columns of the Temple of Jupiter Stator; and thespecimens of Grecian art, which have withstood the hand of time, giveless… … The above shows the ground-plan of the foregoing elevation, No. 11. Theconstruction of this villa, though simple, is somewhat peculiar. It is framedin the usual manner, with girts one foot eight inches between centres, andsheathed vertically. The sheathing does not exceed ten inches in width,and…
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