A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: Volume 2

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: Volume 2 PDF

Author: William Chambers

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-08-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781108054706

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Sir William Chambers (1722-96), architect and furniture designer, wished to further his career in the 1750s by publishing on architecture. He also became the Prince of Wales' architectural tutor, architect to the office of works, then head of the royal works (comptroller and surveyor-general from 1782). Notably, he remodelled Buckingham House (1762-73) and designed Somerset House (1775-96), but Chambers' reputation rests also on his Treatise on Civil Architecture (1759), which he revised and expanded in 1791 as A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. It is regarded as one of the standard English texts on classical architecture, and remains essential reading. This reissue is of the two-volume edition of 1825, annotated by the architect and writer Joseph Gwilt (1784-1863). Volume 2 focuses on the application of the orders as well as smaller architectural features, including doors, windows, balustrades, chimney-pieces and ceilings.

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture Volume 2

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture Volume 2 PDF

Author: Sir William Chambers

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9781230738406

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 edition. Excerpt: ...a comparison with other parts of the composition. Thus, for instance, if the order in which the door, window, or niche is placed, be Composite or Corinthian; the Composite or Corinthian entablature may be used for their dressings, with the omission of either dentils or modillions. The Composite architrave may be used as it is, but the Corinthian should be divested of the lower fascia, with the little astragal by which it is separated from the fascia directly above it. In the Ionic order, the Ionic entablature may on some occasions be used as it is, to dress the doors and windows, provided the dentils be not cut: but in most cases it will be properest to leave out the dentil band, with the astragal above it; and strengthen the fillet, which then will make the separation between the ovolo and the bottom moulding. The profiles of doors, of windows, of niches, and in short the profiles of all subservient parts, must not only be less in the whole, but likewise in each particular member, than those of the orders employed in the same composition, or than the cornice or entablature, which serves as a finishing to the whole design; it being among the grossest of errors, to make any ornaments belonging to the parts more predominant than those which are particularly appropriated to the embellishment of the whole mass, as Pietro da Cortona1 has done at St. Carlo in the Corso at Rome, where the profiles of the great door, on the inside of the church, are considerably larger than those of the order in which that door is contained. The usual proportion given to architraves of outside windows, niches, or doors, is from one-seventh to one-fifth of the width of the aperture. Where the architrave is supported on each side by pilasters, as is frequently the...

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: William Chambers

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-07

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9780260692979

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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, Vol. 2 In interior decorations, where, generally speaking, grandeur of style is not to be aimed at, a pedestal dimi nishes the parts of the order which, otherwise, might appear too clumsy; and has the farther advantage of plac ing the columns in a more favorable View, by raising their base nearer to the level of the spectator's eye. And in a: second order of arcades there is no avoiding pedestals, as without them it is impossible to give the arches any tole rable proportion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture PDF

Author: William Chambers

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780331675320

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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: With Illustrations, Notes, and an Examination of Grecian Architecture Since the time of sir william chambers very great changes have come over both architectural theory and practice. For a while ultra-greek, or what was passed off for and accepted as such, was in the ascendant, until its insufficiency to do more than give us the merest Copyism, and the most wearisome repetition of the same forms and features, led to another vicissitude in a quite contrary direction. Gothic, for which the way had been prepared by antiquarian researches, studies, and publications, was welcomed as a change, and a further one has since taken place, an endeavour being now made to bring that style into. Vogue, and establish it as the most suitable one for secular as well as ecclesiastical buildings, and, moreover, to introduce into it much of quite foreign character. The result of such attempt remains to be seen; yet, even if successful, it can be so only partially, for hardly ever can our anglo-italian be discarded from practice in our secular architecture. Hardly can the study of it be dispensed with were it regarded only as a matter of curiosity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture PDF

Author: Sir William Chambers

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-20

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780461309164

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This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

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