The science of taste: being a treatise on its principles (1879)
G. L · London, E. Stanford · leaf 43
ARTISTIC CONSTEUCTION. 25 to ecclesiastical architecture is, that these qualities are generally indicated in the style. But it would he wrong to indicate, in the lower part of any building whatsoever, loftiness and elasticity. On the contrary, it should be the aim of the designer to impart an… … ARCS BELOW SQUARES. On comparing the preceding diagrams (Figs. 3, 4), there will, I think, be no hesitation in accepting iha first as the more attractive. This is mainly because the upper story is higher than the lower. The prin- ciple pervades the Italian style, and finds expression likewise in…
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