... formthemslowly.Hewill,moreover,holdthemlightlyevenwhenformed;rememberingthatinasubject on whichopinionsdiffersoverywidelyatanyonetime,andhave differed so muchmorewidelyif oneepoch be comparedwithan-other, there can be nosuchthingas afinaljudgment.Theobjectofthisbookistohelpthereadertoacquire,littlebylittle,suchanindependentknowledgeoftheessentialcharacteristicsofgoodbuildings,andalsosuch ... EarlyGreekDesignithasmerelyservedtogivetheGreekartistsuchaneasycontroloverthe differentde-tailsandtheirorganizationintoacompletewhole,thattheadmiration of allsubse-quentageshasbeengiventohisproduc-tions.Itmust be noted,however,thainothingof ... thewailKrt'UJip.d[17]EarlyGreekDesignthereasonsforthispeculiarity;fortheskyisseenbetweenthecolumnsattherighthand;andthedarkwallofthenaos1inthesamerelativeposition on the lefthand,andthechiefcauseforthesmallerinter-columniationatthecornersis obviousenough,asshownbelowin connectionwiththemodelPlate IV.LookbackatPlateI,andPlateIII,upperfigure,andnotethatthesebuildingshavesix...