How to know architecture : the human elements in the evolution of styles (1914)
Wallis, Frank Edwin, 1862-1929 · New York : Harper and Brothers · leaf 194
austion and a new discovery—that of thebeauties of the classic. Whether we are to regard thisdiscovery as a matter of chance, or as a Heaven-sentanswer to a crying need, is of little importance. It wasnot, as a matter of fact, the result of any systematic ordeliberate search for novelty. The… … FIG. 67—RICCARDI PALACE, FLORENCE (ITALIAN RENAISSANCE) HOW TO KNOW ARCHITECTURE were a joyous people, beauty - loving and intellectual.They showed much fondness for the exquisite forms ofplants, the subtleties of delicate lines, the colors of nature.The Grecian decorations are full of fine…
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