Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The First Book of Architecture
In like manner concerning Stone, you are to take notice, that to make the Jaums of Doors and Windows, you are not to have Stone bigger than a Fifth, or lefs than a Sixth part of the Light 5 and if you intend to adorn the Buildings withpillars or Pilafiers, make the Haiks, Capitols, 'and Architra'ves of Stone, and the. Other Parts of Brick.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
