The Architectural Director Being A Guide To Builders Draughtsmen Students Workmen In The Study Design And Execution Of Architecture

Author : John Billington
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330116098
Total Pages : 633 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Architectural Director written by John Billington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Architectural Director: Being a Guide to Builders, Draughtsman, Students, Workmen, in the Study, Design, and Execution of Architecture A work on Architecture which would supply the place of a great number of books that treat only on distinct parts of the subject, and also present a clear and perspicuous detail of the theory and practice of the art, has long been a desideratum, both to the practical man and the student. Indeed, a knowledge of the theory and beauties of architecture, concerns almost all; since it is only by the possession of this knowledge, that architectural productions can be appreciated. In order to give an increased interest to the present work, and to facilitate the attainment of a correct taste, a comprehensive history of the art is given, from its origin to the present time; containing an ample description of the most celebrated antique and modern edifices, a comparison of the styles of the different artists who executed them, and a brief notice of their beauties and defects It furnishes a body of useful and interesting information, which is rendered still more complete, by the comparative tables that accompany the detailed explanations of the orders; in which will be found a comparison of the general proportions, according to which the different parts of each of the orders were executed, in the most celebrated edifices of antiquity. To these arc added the proportions assigned to them by modern masters. 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.