The Lives of Celebrated Architects, Ancient Amd Modern: With Historical and Critical Observations on Their Works, and on the Principles of the ArtJ. Taylor, 1826 |
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... Athens ; that of Apollo at Delos ; and the temple of Corinth : they much resemble those of Pestum , in which we discover . something more than art , —a passage seems to be opened from art to science . The science of architecture we ...
... Athens ; that of Apollo at Delos ; and the temple of Corinth : they much resemble those of Pestum , in which we discover . something more than art , —a passage seems to be opened from art to science . The science of architecture we ...
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... diameters and a quarter , as in the tower of Cyrrhestes at Athens , where , however , there is no base : it was subse- quently fixed at ten diameters . The base used in this order has the disagreeable repe- INTRODUCTION . XXV.
... diameters and a quarter , as in the tower of Cyrrhestes at Athens , where , however , there is no base : it was subse- quently fixed at ten diameters . The base used in this order has the disagreeable repe- INTRODUCTION . XXV.
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... Athenians , under the command of Ion , * emigrated to that part of Asia which was called Ionia ; they there built a temple to Apollo Panionios , similar to that in Achaia , and made the columns six times their diameter . TROPHONIUS AND ...
... Athenians , under the command of Ion , * emigrated to that part of Asia which was called Ionia ; they there built a temple to Apollo Panionios , similar to that in Achaia , and made the columns six times their diameter . TROPHONIUS AND ...
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... Athenian of the royal family , * cousin to Theseus , and one of the great personages of those fabulous times which preceded the Trojan war . erected many buildings in Memphis , so much to the satis- faction of the inhabitants , that ...
... Athenian of the royal family , * cousin to Theseus , and one of the great personages of those fabulous times which preceded the Trojan war . erected many buildings in Memphis , so much to the satis- faction of the inhabitants , that ...
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... Athens , in Crete , in Italy , and , above all , in Sicily , where he lived for some time in the court of king Cocalus . He was an excellent sculptor ; and to him are attributed many inventions in the art of carpentry and naval ...
... Athens , in Crete , in Italy , and , above all , in Sicily , where he lived for some time in the court of king Cocalus . He was an excellent sculptor ; and to him are attributed many inventions in the art of carpentry and naval ...
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Página 86 - Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be, In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due.
Página 90 - Nero's statue, 120 feet high, stood in a court ornamented with porticoes of three files of lofty columns, each file a mile long; the gardens were of vast extent, with vineyards, meadows and woods, filled with every sort of domestic and wild animals; a pond was converted into a sea surrounded by a sufficient number of edifices to form a city; pearls, gems and the most precious materials were used everywhere, and especially...