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 88
nnection it may be observed that the Greek templeswere generally placed on an elevation, and they were always on a raised plat-form, so that even the lines of the substructure were frequently above the levelof the eye of an approaching spectator. With other authorities, especially with those… … Ionic Columnar bases, Athens. adequate, various other theories have been advanced. One of these supposes thatthe curves were intended to enhance the effects of size in the buildings accordingto the principles of curvilinear perspective. Another view holds that the curvesof the substructure were…
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