The science of beauty, as developed in nature and applied in art — John Shaqi
The science of beauty, as developed in nature and applied in artHay, D. R. (David Ramsay)
Philosophy
The science of beauty, as developed in nature and applied in art
Hay, D. R. (David Ramsay)
Aesthetics; Nature (Aesthetics); Proportion (Art)
In Plate II. I give a diagram of its rectilinear orthography, which is
simply constructed by lines drawn, either horizontally, vertically, or
obliquely, which latter make with either of the former lines one or other
of the harmonic angles in the above series. For example, the horizontal
line AB represents the length of the base or surface of the upper step of
the substructure of the building. The line AE, which makes an angle of
(¹⁄₅) with the horizontal, determines the height of the colonnade. The
line AD, which makes an angle of (¹⁄₄) with the horizontal, determines
the height of the portico, exclusive of the pediment. The line AC, which
makes an angle of (¹⁄₃) with the horizontal, determines the height of the
portico, including the pediment. The line GD, which makes an angle of
(¹⁄₇) with the horizontal, determines the form of the pediment. The lines
EZ and LY, which respectively make angles of (¹⁄₁₆) and (¹⁄₁₈) with the
horizontal, determine the breadth of the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
The line _v n u_, which makes an angle of (¹⁄₃) with the vertical,
determines the breadth of the triglyphs. The line _t d_, which makes an
angle of (¹⁄₂), determines the breadth of the metops. The lines _c b
r f_, and _a i_, which make each an angle of (¹⁄₆) with the vertical,
determine the width of the five centre intercolumniations. The line _z
k_, which makes an angle of (¹⁄₈) with the vertical, determines the width
of the two remaining intercolumniations. The lines _c s_, _q x_, and _y
h_, each of which makes an angle of (¹⁄₁₀) with the vertical, determine
the diameters of the three columns on each side of the centre. The line
_w l_, which makes an angle of (¹⁄₉) with the vertical, determines the
diameter of the two remaining or corner columns.
In all this, the length and breadth of the parts are determined by
horizontal and vertical lines, which are necessarily at right angles with
each other, and the position of which are determined by one or other of
the lines making the harmonic angles above enumerated.
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