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Title: The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette
Identifier: civilengineerarc04lond (find matches)
Year: 1839 (1830s)
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Subjects: Architecture; Civil engineering; Science
Publisher: London : (William Laxton)
Contributing Library: Northeastern University, Snell Library
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•2r,c> THE Cn^L ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. Fig. 1.—Elevation of Gate. BRONZE GATES. FAuGt'ST, yig.4,—Seclion. Fig. 3—Elevation.
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The " Revw Gincrak " intends to give a series of designs of bronze gates selected from tlic best examples to be found in France, some of which we propose occasionally to give in the Journal. The annexed engravings represent the celebrated bronze gates of the Cathedral of 8t. Mark, at Venice. Fig. 1 is a double panel of one of the gates; two styles and two cross rails, ornaiTicnted with projecting nailheails and torus mouldings en- close the principal panel, which is divided into two open compartments by a horizontal rail; the lower part is an exact copy of ancient cross- barred work, and the upper presents an imitaticni of the imbrications often made use of by the ancients; the hollow formed by each of the semicircles is occupied with a kind of fleur-de-lis, such as is gene- rally depicted during the middle ages. The ensemble of this com- position is original, and perfectly answers the object proposed. A horizontal section (tig. 2) shows the ariang'ement of tlie different parts of this gate, the thickness of the panels, and the projection of the mouldings and r.iils which ornament it. Fig. 3, is a fragment of another panel of the same church, which also exhibits Roman imbrications; in the upper row the artist has intro- duced some detached flower ornaments, which have a good eftect. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of this fragment. Numerous lion's heads, formerly gilt, are placed in the imbrications which decorate this gate, one is represented in fig. 5. The style of sculpture would serve to point out the age of the gates, were we not aware that they were cast in the Uth century, when St. Mark's was finished. The annexed designs may be arranged in a variety of ways, so as to form some excellent examples for iron gates, railings, &c., either by repeating tlie same panel, or taking two panels of one design and one panel of the other, or vice rersa. Likewise by omitting any part of the ornaments, or all, or introducing others, and the same frame- work may be applied either vertically or horizontally.

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