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 43
red into a distinct styleand complete system by theGreeks. There is, indeed, onesolitary Athenian example ofCorinthian, which exhibits theutmost refinement of exquisitorichness attempered by exquisitedelicacy. In the Lysicratescapital—as we will for conve-nience call it (the examplealluded to being… … TorusScotiaTorus.Plinth surpassed. Still, it imist ba confessed, as a whole, that OF ARCHITECTURE. 37 Order leaves much to be desired for it, there being nothingof corresponding beauty and luxuriance in the rest of it.The cornice, for instance, is only a simple dentelled Ionicone; nor are any of…
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