Guide for drawing the acanthus, and every description of ornamental foliage; by Page James designer

Author:Page, James, designer
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms, Architecture -- Details
Publisher: London, B. Quaritch
Published: 1886-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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 difference between the Egyptian and Grecian decoration: the geometrical figures of Egyptian columns render them more deserving of merit than the Roman or Grecian, as they had only one foundation as regards its figure; whereas, had the Egyptians finished their leaves as the Greeks have done, in many instances they would have commanded greater power on the mind for grandeur of design, than the after ages of Grecian and Roman beauty; but, as it is, we

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