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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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, in- verted. A A is that part of the soffit of the architrave which is di- rectly 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 wh
...ich are taken from the Ionic Order, Example No. 3, Plate XII.
On Plate XXIX. fig. 3, is a section of a cornice, suitably con- structed for the inclined sides of a pediment. I know of no deter- minate 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.


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