Putnam, J. Pickering (John Pickering), 1847-1917 · Boston : Ticknor · leaf 34
il their pointed ends touch their bases, as shown in the accompanying sketches. The leaves on the antas or pilasters are somewhat less bent indicating thereby truth- fully that less weight Is borne by them than by the columns. With the Corinthian order, on the contrary, where, as compared with the… … Doric Column Capital. Doric Pilaster Capital. understanding any such refinement of art expression as this inter- preted the Doric tracery above described as indicating cggs-and-darts, and so named it. Could any more unfortunate symbols possibly be devised to express resistance to colossal weight…
Architecture · Nationalism · Nationalism and architecture
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