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 303
om theproper point of sight for the building.* * In a brochure of great merit, entitled, Considerations sur les Frontons, &c., by StanislasLEveillc, 4to. Paris, 1824, the subjoined excellent method of determining the height of a pediment isgiven. The author of this publication points out the… … From the points a, b, the extreme boun-daries of the corona, with a radius a, b,describe the arcs ax, bx, and from theirintersection x, with the same i-adius a b,describe the arc a y b. On y, with a radius,the depth of the horizontal cornice, describethe portion of the circle fyg, and tangen-tially…
Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Architecture · Architecture, Greek
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