A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture (1862)
Chambers, William, Sir, 1726-1796, Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Leeds, W. H. (William Henry), 1786-1866, Hardwick, Thomas, 1752-1829 · London : Lockwood and Co. · leaf 254
he architraves were composed of single stones or blocks ofmarble, extending from the axis of one column to that of another, it would * See PI. of Intercolumniations. f From IIiKroirriAof, qui est crcbris cfiluiiinis, ex miKvoc & (TTuXof.—[Ed.] J IVom iiiffnAof, qui est columnis pauIo… … OF INTKUCOLUMNIATIONS. 205 have been difficult to find blocks of u sufficient length for diastyle intervals inlargo buiUlino-s. With regard to the ara-ostyle and Tuscan intercolumniations, they arc bymuch too wide, either for beauty or strength, and can only be used in rustic;structures, where the…
Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Architecture · Architecture, Greek
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