[...]... himself for slowly, if he be wise : form will indeed, them he have if the gift of artistic appreciation at all, he form them slowly He will, moreover, hold them lightly even when formed remembering that in a subject on will soon learn to ; which opinions differ so very widely at any one time, and have differed so much more one epoch be compared with another, there can be no such thing as a final widely if... admiring one set of principles or the practice of one epoch, to the partial exclusion of others The reader must feel assured that there are no authorities at architectural all in the matter of appreciation : and that the only opinions, or impressions, or compara- [11] Early Greek Design worth anything him are those which he will form gradu- tive appreciations that are to ally He himself for slowly, if he be. .. inessentials, that he will always enjoy the sight, the memory, opinion concerning or the study of a noble structure without undue anxiety wrong as to Rightness whether he is right or relative to have a is : trained observation, knowledge of principles, and a sound judgment [12] as to proprieties Study Greek Architecture First of construction and design form your opinions is to be able to for yourself; and... an easy control over the different deit tails and their organization into a complete whole, that the admiration of all subse- quent ages has been given to his productions It must be noted, however, thai nothing of this complete beauty is now to be seen above ground Plate "I shows the famous temple at Psestum on the west coast of Campania, southeast of Naples: the temple called that of Poseidon, to which... ruins that there have been discovart, ered those curious curves where straight lines had been supposed to exist If you l stand at one end of the stylobate and look along it towards the other end, you will see that it curves upward in the middle with a decided convex sweep you raise yourself (See Plate III.) If on a scaffolding and look along the underside of the architrave you will find that that also... final 1 Bell : That part of the capital of a colnmn which is between The term is applied the necking below and the abacus above also to the imagined general form of the same member apart from the ornamentation thus the bell of a Corinthian capital is to be traced beneath the acanthus leaves ; [23] , Early Greek Design after the blocks out very delicate curvature, of which they had been cut had been set,... thought and Admire the ruin your heart's toiled all to produce such a ruin to as we content: but be careful that you do not allow too much of this romantic association to enter into your love of the of the lost Parthenon, [ 15 ] artistic entity, which we have to Early Greek Design create out of the air, as it were And be- ware of the admiration of ruins as you " " would of the tone given to a picture by... restored model of the Parthenon which belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the restoration of which, and the whole work, is due to Charles Chipiez, a and well-known very competent archae- ologist in the direction of classical architecture But this restoration is reserved and quiet ; it extremely assumes almost noth- ing it is restrained quite beyond what is to be expected of a modern enthusiast... those of the Theseion and the ; Parthenon were in very high relief 2 Pteroma The side or flank, hence, in modern usage, the space covered by the roof of a portico, and therefore Including the columns and intercolummations, although in general usage it applies only to the passage between the columns and the wail : Krt'UJip.d [17] Early Greek Design the reasons for this peculiarity is seen between the ; for... 1 hand; and the dark wall of the naos in the same relative position on the left hand, and the chief cause columniation the at shown below enough, as the for the smaller inter- corners obvious is in connection with model Plate IV Look back at Plate I, and Plate III, upper figure, and note that these buildings have six columns on the front instead of eight and, therefore, according to the gen- Greek . alt="" t Keep Your Card inThis Pocket Books will be issued only on presentation of proper library cards. unless labeled otherwise, books may be retained for two weeks Architecture First of construction and design is to be able to form your opinions for yourself; and to understand that you come nearer, month by month, to a really complete knowledge of the subject, seeing clearly what is good and the causes of