ABC/184 - Treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture ... with illustration, notes and an examination of Grecian architecture (2 vols) vol II

ABC/184

Treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture ... with illustration, notes and an examination of Grecian architecture (2 vols) vol II

1 volume

The second volume of a treatise in two volumes on the decorative part of Civil Grecian Architecture. It comprises notes and original etchings of elevations, sections and plans of different architectural elements, most of them at scale. Some of the subjects covered are: Pedestals; Application of the Orders of Architecture; Intercolumnications; Arcades and Arches; Orders above Orders; Basements and Attics; Pediments; Balustrades; Gates, Doors, and Piers; Windows; Niches and Statues; Chimney-Pieces; Profiles of Doors, Windows, Niches, Chimney-Pieces, &c.; Block Cornices and Extraneous Entablatures; Proportions of Rooms; Ceilings; Designs of Casines, Temples, Gates, Doors, etc.; Explanation of the Principal Terms employed in the Science of Architecture. Buildings included are:

Good condition. Some stained pages