Elements of Criticism, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1971 - Criticism |
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Page 461
... proportion among the strings of the inftrument , but among the founds that thefe ftrings produce . In archi- tecture , on the contrary , it is the proportion of different quantities that pleates the eye , without the leaft relation to ...
... proportion among the strings of the inftrument , but among the founds that thefe ftrings produce . In archi- tecture , on the contrary , it is the proportion of different quantities that pleates the eye , without the leaft relation to ...
Page 462
... proportion in numbers and proportion in quantity ; I urge , that number and quantity are fo different , as to afford no proba- bility of any natural relation between them . Quantity is a real quality of every body ; number is not a real ...
... proportion in numbers and proportion in quantity ; I urge , that number and quantity are fo different , as to afford no proba- bility of any natural relation between them . Quantity is a real quality of every body ; number is not a real ...
Page 465
... proportion , rejecting all others ; on the contrary , many dif ferent proportions are made equally welcome . In all buildings accordingly , we find rooms of dif- ferent proportions equally agreeable , even where the proportion is not ...
... proportion , rejecting all others ; on the contrary , many dif ferent proportions are made equally welcome . In all buildings accordingly , we find rooms of dif- ferent proportions equally agreeable , even where the proportion is not ...
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