Excerpt from A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, Vol. 2 In interior decorations, where, generally speaking, grandeur of style is not to be aimed at, a pedestal dimi nishes the parts of the order which, otherwise, might appear too clumsy; and has the farther advantage of plac ing the columns in a more favorable View, by raising their base nearer to the level of the spectator's eye. And in a: second order of arcades there is no avoiding pedestals, as without them it is impossible to give the arches any ...
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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, Vol. 2 In interior decorations, where, generally speaking, grandeur of style is not to be aimed at, a pedestal dimi nishes the parts of the order which, otherwise, might appear too clumsy; and has the farther advantage of plac ing the columns in a more favorable View, by raising their base nearer to the level of the spectator's eye. And in a: second order of arcades there is no avoiding pedestals, as without them it is impossible to give the arches any tole rable proportion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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