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The American Vignola : a guide to the making of classical architecture / William R. Ware ; with introductory notes by John Barrington Bayley and Henry Hope Reed and a new foreword by Arthur Ross.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ware, William R. (William Robert), 1832-1915.
- Series:
- Classical America series in art and architecture
- The classical America series in art and architecture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vignola, 1507-1573.
- Vignola.
- Architecture--Orders.
- Architecture.
- Architecture, Classical.
- Architecture--Details.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 124 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dover Publications, 1994.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This includes tables of the Classical Orders, measured drawings of monuments, and practical instruction on classical design. 304 illustrations.
- Contents:
- The five orders
- Vignola's orders
- The Doric order
- The Ionic order
- The Corinthian order
- The composite order
- Geometrical relations
- Drawing
- General proportions
- Cornices
- Architraves
- Capitals and bases
- The Greek orders
- Pilasters
- Pedestals
- Parapets
- Balustrades
- Attics
- Pediments
- Intercolumniation
- Superposition
- Other cornices and string-courses
- Arches and vaults, roofs and domes, doors and windows, walls and ceilings, steps and staircases
- Arcades
- Gabled roofs
- Wall treatment.
- Notes:
- Previously published: New York : W.W. Norton, 1977.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gemmill Family Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780486137698
- 0486137694
- Publisher Number:
- 99990179153
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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