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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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    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 
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    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
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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.
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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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