A history of art for classes, art-students, and tourists in Europe (1889)
Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · New York, Chicago, A.S. Barnes & company · leaf 85
ing an elastic and vigoroussupporting power against the weight above, as opposed to one of dead resistance.It may be that the converging lines of the Greek column were intended to enhancethe perspective diminution and consequent appearance of size. The curves wouldassist this perspective illusion.… … Doric Capital, Parthenon. Flutings of the Column.—All the orders, as far as the Greek monuments areconcerned, have fluted columns. That is, the shafts are channeled in the perpen-dicular direction by a series of curved groovesor furrows. These flutings have partly the pur-pose of uniting the…
Art -- History
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
