Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 · London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 140
ons and public buildings asworks of art, both in the power and harmony of their parts andthe tout ensemble of their appearance. The above style of architecture is not confined to mills ofsuch large dimensions as those of Saltaire, but other forms,according to the taste of the builder, are generally… … Irrespective of the external appearance, the results ofimprovements in mill architecture, were manifest in the desirewhich they induced to elaborate with greater certainty andeffect the art of design ; to accustom the mind to objects ofinterest which embodied lines of harmonious proportion,…
Mills and mill-work · Machinery
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