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Treatise on the Decorative Part Civil Architecture TREATISE O N TH E D EC O R ATI V E P A RT CIV IL ARCH ITECTURE , S IR W I IA HA E S LL M C M B R , K.P.S. F.R.S. P.S.A. WITH I LLUSTRA TI N S N O , OTES , A N D AN EX AMI N ATI ON G C N CH C U RE I A AR I T E T RE , EPH WILT ARCHITECT F.S.A. JOS G , , LON D ON PRIESTLEY AN D WEALE. MDCCCX X V . CON TEN TS . DEDICATI ON Listof Subscribers Prefac e to thi s Edi tion Life of Sir Willi am Chambers Of the Elements of Beauty i n Archi te cture Of the Origin of Grecian Archi te cture Of the Progress an d Perfection of Gre cian Archi tecture D edi ca tion to the Thi rd Edition Preface to the Third Edi tion Introduction Of the Origin an d Progress of Buildi ng Of the Parts whi h om ose th e Orders of Ar hi te t re an d of c c p c c u , their Pro erties A li ation an d Enri hments p , pp c , c Of the Orders of Archi te cture in gen eral Of the Tus can Order Of the Doric Order Of the Ioni c Order Of the Composite Order Of the Corinthi an Order Of Pilasters Of P ersian s an d Caryatides Of Pede stals Of the Appli ca tion of the Orders of Architecture Of In tercolum ni ation s Of Arca des an d Arches Of Orders above Orders Of Basements an d Attics Of Pedi m en ts Of Balustra des Of ates Doors an d iers G , , P Of Win dows Of N iches an d Statues. iv CON TEN TS . Of Chimn ey - Pieces Of ro es for Doors Windows N i hes Chimn e - Pie es &c P fil , , c , y c , an d Extran En Of Block Corni ces eous tabla tures . Of the Proportion s of Rooms D esi n s for Cas in es Tem es a tes Doors &c. g , pl , G , , Expla nation of the P rin cipal Terms employed in Scien ce of chi tecture Gen era l Index Directi ons to the Bin der Errata . T O THE KIN G . SIR E, T H AT lite rary e x ce llen ce i s c ose a ie d to m i itar or m a b e l ly ll l y gl y , y rove d n o e ss from form er ei n s th an p l R g , from th e late Rege n cy ; bu t to th ose c aim s on th e ra titu de of o sterit ou r l g p y, y M aje sty h as a dde d th e archite ctu ra l e m b ellishm e n t of th e Me tro o is a n d th p l , e fou n dation of a N ation al G allery of an tie n t an d m odern art : in th e se re spe cts w e are in debted to n o oth e r Of our Sove viii D E D I CA TI ON . A s an n ishm an th erefore E gl , , I m ost re spe ctfully offer th e e xpre ssion s of m ratitu de to our M a e st whi e as an y g y j y, l rchite ct avai m se f Of our raciou s A , I l y l y g ermission to re se n t this W ork an d to p p , declare myself YOUR MAJESTY ’ S MOST FAITHFUL AN D MOST OBLIGED T AN D ER AN T SUBJEC S V , JOSEPH GWILT. L I ST O F SUB SCRI B ERS FOR ROOFS ON IN IA A ER UARTO OF WHICH ON L P D P P , Q , Y T - WEN TY FIVE COPIES WERE PRIN TED. u — t ohn Britton Es . P .S.A. a mes ar en ter Es . J , q J C p , q Fr i r Es . essrs. Rivi n n an w e er c e in s M to d Co hran e . d k P k , q g c - w Thom as Bran i am Es . M essrs. Ro we l an d M arti n . d , q d l h oh n Soan e Es . R.A . F . R. A . S . Monsie r Ren o ar ari s . v J , q u u d , P ‘ U ohn Broa e Es . F.R. A . S. M essrs . an d A . Ar h . J dl y, q J c Q O Ch ar es er i n s Gwi t Es . Mon sieur Ren o ar aris . l P k l , q u d , P Q Hen r er i n s Es . Mr. Arn o . y P k , q uld G oh n N ash Es . 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