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Identifier: handbookforarchi14illi (find matches)
Title: Handbook for architects and builders
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Illinois Society of Architects
Subjects: Architecture Building Architects
Publisher: Chicago
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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DOR.IC \i no9 Plate VI. The relations and dimensions given in this andsimilar subsequent plates must, therefore, belooked upon as necessarily somewhat elastic.At the same time, such dimensions as are givenshould not be disregarded, but considered in thelight of proportions to be attained as far asthe exigencies of the plan will admit. The spacing of arcading dealt with in thisplate should be governed by the height of thespace to be treated, and it will be found that thebest effects are obtained when the widths of the seen that a relation exists between the diameterof the column, the width of the pilaster, and thewidth of the opening. Again, the diameter of thecolumn relatively to the opening will be in-fluenced by the presence, or absence, of a pedes-tal to the Order. The summary shown, col-lected from Gibbss work, giving the dimensionsto be aimed at in order to comply with the aboverelations, will be found useful: The height of the impost should always beabout two-thirds of the heigh

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