Hints on Public Architecture: Containing, Among Other Illustrations, Views and Plans of the Smithsonian Institution, Together with an Appendix Relative to Building Materials (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Hints on Public Architecture: Containing, Among Other Illustrations, Views and Plans of the Smithsonian Institution, Together With an Appendix Relative to Building Materials Of the illustrations which enrich his work, he may be allowed to say, that he regards them as creditable to American art. A portion of these are from original designs; but where examples of ancient Architecture, not found on our Continent, are given, these, from the necessity of the case, are copied from illustrations in European works the ...
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Excerpt from Hints on Public Architecture: Containing, Among Other Illustrations, Views and Plans of the Smithsonian Institution, Together With an Appendix Relative to Building Materials Of the illustrations which enrich his work, he may be allowed to say, that he regards them as creditable to American art. A portion of these are from original designs; but where examples of ancient Architecture, not found on our Continent, are given, these, from the necessity of the case, are copied from illustrations in European works the source whence each is derived being, in every case, acknowledged. There was no alternative but to pursue this course, or else to send a draughtsman, at an expense which the object would not justify, to the various countries of Europe and Asia where the originals are found. 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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