A manual of historic ornament, treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture & the applied arts; (1906)
Glazier, Richard, 1851-1918 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 169
iesof stoneand marble. There is a want of unity between the volutes and ovolo of the capi- tal ; in brief, it has neither coher- ence nor harmony of parts. The exquisite craftsmanship of the capitals of the Erectheum, with their anthemion enrichment of the greatest purity, the beauty of the ovolo… … of molten brass to set upon the pillars, and nets of chequer work and wreath of chain work to set upon the top of the pillars.” The composite capital is deficient in coherence and unity of parts, having the same defects as its prototype the Ionic. The annexed illustration from Ancient Rome gives an…
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