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Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845. / The American builder's companion; or, A new system of architecture: particularly adapted to the present style of building in the United States of America
(1806)
Remarks on cornices, pp. 26-27
Page 26
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*.ric crniie has i a more noble appearancethan d
the prpos; 0foritobe rexa membedhatits parts arefew inc t
bike aJu proporfith ti each other, and are of simpae construcrion
D r-*ets one ifourth more than it rises on the wa l, wh i isneasin an
ap a of :: other order;fand, byher orders. Nowe if thisa is
all the Doric n
projets on fourh mor tha ithiss nonthi ele wal lin ewic isrn
fut
give it a preference, for it really has nothing else, we can easily im
the same time, make a saving of nearly one fourth part of the ex
we have had a good deal of practice in this part of our business, w
p0articular attention to it. We have appropriated plate iS to prove
c-vlly, that the size and beauty of cornices do not so much depen
hih :--0as on -their projections; but as that, and the size, are treath
p:aces, we shall here only make a few ronarks on their construct
Tb he proction of a cornice ought to be at least, one fouh m
r:ise the parts should be as few as possible, and those well propor
crowd-in any moulding that cannot be seen. About 0on half tp
ought to be given to the plancere, which will prevent t
give It falight-appaance. Their fillets htnot to be too sm
hav,:- al goodp t bre e uldin; at least as much a
T ;heir quirksought to , belarge sad as a the cornice Will ad
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b4i a JIW proportiod to each other and are of simple construction t
it
bibkcts one'fourth more than it rises on the Wall line, w Sharon -is one
fciurth
more any of the other orders. 'Nowil if this is all the Doric order has
to
give it a preference, for 'it really has nothing else we can easiUy imitate
it at
the'same time, ake a, saving of neary one fourth part of the expense.
As
we have had a:. good deal of practice in this of our business, we have
paid
O#icular attention to it. We have appropriated plate i.5 to pr(yve,, geometn..
-cAluy,) that the size andbeautyof corm'cesdonotsomuchdependonl,&eir
as owtheir projection but as that, and the size, are treated in
we shall- here only make a few ronarks on their con
of a cornice oughtbe at least, one its
-1*,As few as ble, and those 1H not
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that cannot be seen. About 00 41f died., OrVic WOOM
10 t Ovea to the plancere, watch will prevented 66kiii
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Mve it a1ight- Their ---ts to be xaM
at least as i44
as much
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