Greek refinements: studies in temperamental architecture / by William Henry Goodyear.

Main entry:

Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923, author

Title & Author:

Greek refinements: studies in temperamental architecture / by William Henry Goodyear.

Publication:

[New Haven, Conn.] : Yale University Press, 1912.

Description:

xx, 227 pages : including plates, illustrations frontispiece ; 31 cm

Notes:
"Index to authorities": pages 219-222
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222).
The modern discoveries -- Erroneous explanations of the Greek horizontal curvatures as designed to correct an optical illusion -- The horizontal curvatures considered as temperamental refinements: the Greek entasis -- Temples with and without curvature and gaps in the record: recent observations -- Explanations of the Greek horizontal curvature as designed for perspective illusion: vertical inclinations in the Greek temples -- Asymmetrical dimensions in Greek temples -- Asymmetric dimensions in Greek temples and their optical effect: significance and interest of the Greek refinements.
Also issued online.

Subject:

Architecture, Greek.
Architecture grecque.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 125164
Call No.: W5264; ID:86-B5625
Status: Available

Location: Library main 125163
Call No.: 4035 GF355; ID:86-B5625
Status: Available

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