A Rudimentary Manual of Architecture: Being a History and Explanation of the Principal Styles of European Architecture, Ancient, Mediaeval, and Renaissance, with Their Chief Variations Described and Illustrated; to which is Appended a Glossary of Technical TermsLongmans, Green, 1870 - 304 páginas |
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... Figures from Western Pediment of Temple at Ægina . 8. Diagram , Construction of Roof 9. West Front , Temple at Ægina ( restored ) 10. View of Temple of Theseus at Athens . 11. West Front of Parthenon ( restored ) 12. Two Sculptured ...
... Figures from Western Pediment of Temple at Ægina . 8. Diagram , Construction of Roof 9. West Front , Temple at Ægina ( restored ) 10. View of Temple of Theseus at Athens . 11. West Front of Parthenon ( restored ) 12. Two Sculptured ...
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... with their keen perception of beauty , sought in natural objects the models of their works in architecture , sculpture , and painting . The proportions of the human figure were zealously studied in 14 Manual of Architecture .
... with their keen perception of beauty , sought in natural objects the models of their works in architecture , sculpture , and painting . The proportions of the human figure were zealously studied in 14 Manual of Architecture .
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... figure were zealously studied in fixing the proportions of columns , and the principles of their arts , more especially that of architecture , were framed upon a thorough know- ledge of the laws of geometry and mathematics . So exact ...
... figure were zealously studied in fixing the proportions of columns , and the principles of their arts , more especially that of architecture , were framed upon a thorough know- ledge of the laws of geometry and mathematics . So exact ...
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... FIGURES IN THE WESTERN PEDIMENT OF THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA AT ÆGINA . The form of the Pediment was , it has been already said , derived from the sloping rafters of the roof , the outside covering of which projected con- siderably beyond ...
... FIGURES IN THE WESTERN PEDIMENT OF THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA AT ÆGINA . The form of the Pediment was , it has been already said , derived from the sloping rafters of the roof , the outside covering of which projected con- siderably beyond ...
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... figures were held to the wall . The ten metopes of the eastern end or front are carved with figures representing the labours of Herakles ( Hercules ) , and the four metopes on each side nearest the eastern end represent the exploits and ...
... figures were held to the wall . The ten metopes of the eastern end or front are carved with figures representing the labours of Herakles ( Hercules ) , and the four metopes on each side nearest the eastern end represent the exploits and ...
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