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A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture (1825)

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796, Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863 · London, Priestley and Weale · leaf 91

An illustration from A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture, 1825, leaf 91 — from the proper point ofsight for the building. 1 In a brochure of great merit, entitled, Considerations sur les Fron-tons, &c. by Stanislas LEveille, 4to. Paris, 1824, the subjoined ex-cellent method of determining the height of a pediment is given. Theauthor of this publication points out the… … F.- ■ b -TV •■■*. - W wtM net OF BALUSTRADES. 321 OF BALUSTRADES. Balustrades are sometimes of real use in building, andat other times they are merely ornamental. Such as areintended for use, as when they are employed on steps orstairs, before windows, or to enclose terrasses, or otherelevated…

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