One of the most objectionable practices of the day, is the servileimitation of the Greek antae. It is quite inconsistent with any regard tothe primitive types from which the Grecian architecture is supposed tohave originated. Added to this, their application in such very thin lamina-against the… … ■r/.i /?■/■ ///• t •mslnay. OF PILASTERS. 231 be employed with great propriety ; and some, where theyare, on various accounts, even preferable to columns. I am not ignorant that several authors are of a differentopinion: a certain French Jesuit in particular, whosome thirty years ago, first…
Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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