The history and rudiments of architecture; embracing, I. The orders of architecture; II. Architectural styles of various countries; III. The nature and principles of design in architecture; and, IV. An accurate and complete glossary of architectural terms .. (1853)
Bullock, John, ed · New York, Stringer & Townsend · leaf 202
ould the axes of the columns lean inward, though they neverneed lean so much as to make the inner sides quite vertical. We should thereforeobserve this proportion. The width of the passage at the floor : that at the ceil-ing, : : its length : the diagonal formed by that leugth, and the height from… … 196 HISTORY AND RUDIMENTS a yard, estimate the relative widths of the two ends of thisrectangle, and then measure them. The drops under thetaenia, if made cylindrical, will appear to taper downwards,from their tops being seen against the shadow of the filletabove, and their lower ends against the…
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