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Lectures on architecture, comprising the history of the art from the earliest times to the present day: delivered at the Surrey and Russell Institutions, London, and the Philosophical Institution at Birmingham (1823)

Elmes, James, 1782-1862 · London, Priestley and Weale · leaf 255

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rs have debased it to a merely deco-rated barn; but, as Sir Roger de Coverley says, Much may be said on both sides. It isunique in itself, a fine specimen of the order,and reflects credit both on its architect and onhis patron, the illustrious predecessor of theDuke of Bedford. This order, as… … priety to market-places; the simplicity of its V] ON ARCHITECTURE. 243 elements and the extraordinary projection ofits cornice rendering it peculiarly suitable tosuch purposes. The column is seven diameters high; thebase and capital are each half a diameter; thebase is divided into tvro equal…

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