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. 1886 Excerpt: ...has been treated to you on this early style of architecture, of which the following figures will exemplify; and I shall now commence with their decorations, relief, and sculpture, principally derived from nature. It is more reasonable to suppose that the palm tree was originally used for ornamenting their chapiters, as ...
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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. 1886 Excerpt: ...has been treated to you on this early style of architecture, of which the following figures will exemplify; and I shall now commence with their decorations, relief, and sculpture, principally derived from nature. It is more reasonable to suppose that the palm tree was originally used for ornamenting their chapiters, as many of them are formed of the scaly portion around the shaft, and the branches springing to form the capital; but, in fact, we may trace the imitation of natural objects in every portion of an Egyptian column. Square and octagon columns have also been formed; and figures were introduced, as caryatid, but chiefly used as pilasters. The most common form of a capital was that of the calyx of a plant, chiefly the lotus; which simple plant received the most graceful modifications from the Egyptian mason, for the purpose of architectural ornament; even the bulrush has been introduced. One of the most curious capitals is that of the portico of Danderah; it is of a quadrangular form, with the head of Isis at each facing; and above that, the model of a temple, previous to reaching the architrave, or cornice, which has a very imposing effect, and seems to have been intro Caryatid Pilaster. duced on many other monuments, intermixed with different portions of sculpture. The only specimen that I can refer to as regards the idea of an Egyptian edifice, is the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, which was erected at sufficient expense to have enabled the builder to have represented an exact model of an Egyptian temple; but some portions, however, of the upper stories, are sufficient to give to many the character of its style: a few half round mouldings up the side, and a bold carved cornice at the top, finishes this Piccadilly temple. There is a very striking dif...
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