Villa DetailsThis volume is an historical and geographical tour of everything that makes a villa what it is. Embellishment on a grand scale and minute details emerge side by side in this unusual study. |
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... architrave or jamb . Yet crossing a threshold has always had a religious meaning and primitive decorations of doorways are apotropaic elements associated with pagan culture , such as small busts placed as guardians of the home or tiles ...
... architrave or jamb . Yet crossing a threshold has always had a religious meaning and primitive decorations of doorways are apotropaic elements associated with pagan culture , such as small busts placed as guardians of the home or tiles ...
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... architrave provides a link between the roof , projecting significantly outwards , and the level of the 2 columns and wall , involving brackets which transmit the thrust forces generated by the overhanging system to the pillars . The ...
... architrave provides a link between the roof , projecting significantly outwards , and the level of the 2 columns and wall , involving brackets which transmit the thrust forces generated by the overhanging system to the pillars . The ...
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... Architrave : The main beam of the trabeation , the upper element enclosing doors and windows . Arms ( coat of ) : Noble heraldic arms or patrician insignia shaped like a shield . Ashlar : A squared - off block of stone , with more or ...
... Architrave : The main beam of the trabeation , the upper element enclosing doors and windows . Arms ( coat of ) : Noble heraldic arms or patrician insignia shaped like a shield . Ashlar : A squared - off block of stone , with more or ...
Contents
FOREWORD | 13 |
VILLA DETAILS | 14 |
The Testimony of Classicism | 19 |
Copyright | |
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ancient appeared arch architects architecture arms artistic balconies balusters Baroque bas-reliefs base Beauty became become building built Castle centre century chapel characterised Classicism colour columns combination common complex composition create crown culture curved decorative defined developed dome doors dormers East effect elegant elements embellished embrasures emphasise entirely entrance especially Europe examples facade figures fronton function gables garden gates Greek important indicate inside inspired involved Italy kind later mansion marble masques materials means metal Middle motif mouldings Nature orders original painted Palace particularly period places protected religious Renaissance Roman roof Screens shape shields Side simple slopes South Korea sphere standing statues stone structure style sundial supported surmounted technique term terraces Testimony of Classicism tiles towers tradition turrets tympanum various vertical villa walls wood wooden wrought iron