A collection of the most approved examples of doorways, from ancient buildings in Greece and Italy, expressly measured and delineated for this work, preceded by an essay on the usages of the ancients respecting doorways; a new translation of the chapter of Vitruvius on the subject, with the original text taken from an ancient and valuable m.s. in the British museum; and copious descriptions of the plates:

A collection of the most approved examples of doorways, from ancient buildings in Greece and Italy, expressly measured and delineated for this work, preceded by an essay on the usages of the ancients respecting doorways; a new translation of the chapter of Vitruvius on the subject, with the original text taken from an ancient and valuable m.s. in the British museum; and copious descriptions of the plates:

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Main Author: Donaldson, Thomas Leverton, 1795-1885 (Illustrator)
Other Authors: Vitruvius Pollio, Ollivier, Émile Edmond, 1800-1864 (Engraver)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bossange, Barthès and Lowell [etc], 1833
London, Bossange, Barthès and Lowell [etc] 1833
London : 1833
Subjects:
Architecture > Details
Architecture > Greece
Architecture > Italy
Doorways
Architecture
Greece
Italy

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