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The Architect, Or, Practical House Carpenter; Illustrated by Sixty-Four Engravings, Which Exhibit the Orders of Architecture, and Other Elements of the Art Designed for the Use of Carpenters and Builders

The Architect, Or, Practical House Carpenter; Illustrated by Sixty-Four Engravings, Which Exhibit the Orders of Architecture, and Other Elements of the Art Designed for the Use of Carpenters and Builders


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...and an entablature, which are so plain and simple, that they may be easily wrought in stone. The pilasters in this example are seven diameters in height; but they may be made seven and a half, or eight, when a lighter proportion is desired. The capital and entablature are taken from Plate XIV. The other parts of the design may be measured by the scale of feet and inches an nexed. IONIC PORTICO. PLATES XXIX. and XXX. On Plate XXIX. in fig. 1, is represented the plan, which clearly shows how to place the columns and pilasters of the portico. Fig. 2 shows the soffit of the cornice, architrave and ceiling, inverted. A A is that part of the soffit of the architrave which is directly over the capital of the columns; and B B B B that directly over the capital of the pilasters. Fig. 4 shows a section of a part of the panelling. On Plate XXX. is shown the elevation, the proportions of which are taken from the Ionic Order, Example No. 3, Plate XII. On Plate XXIX. fig. 3, is a section of a cornice, suitably constructed for the inclined sides of a pediment. I know of no determinate rule by which the general proportions of a frontispiece can be ascertained, in all situations. He who takes the most comprehensive view of all the circumstances connected with the building to which the frontispiece is to be attached, will be the most likely to produce the most successful effects, by a true proportion. The frontispiece must, in some degree, be in proportion to the house it is to accompany, with respect to both size and character. If the house be large, and highly ornamented, the frontispiece must also be large, and the ornaments partake of the character of the house. WINDOWS. 67 WINDOWS. PLATE XXXI. The size of the apertures depends chiefly on the size and destination of the ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236333605
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236333608
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 82 gr


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