. The Architectural magazine. ^~ ^^4 ii:,i. 260 Design for a Villa few suits of armour of the same date as the building, and imple-ments of war of the same period ; but care should be taken thatthese articles are not crowded. Some chairs, of a massive cha-racter, bearing heraldic devices, and a table, would, I think,nearly furnish the hall. This place is also appropriate toherakhy, and should be decorated with every device of thefamily; but not with any arms that do not belong to them, as Ihave seen sometimes done. The hall should be paved withornamental tiles. From the hall we ascend three or
. The Architectural magazine. ^~ ^^4 ii:,i. 260 Design for a Villa few suits of armour of the same date as the building, and imple-ments of war of the same period ; but care should be taken thatthese articles are not crowded. Some chairs, of a massive cha-racter, bearing heraldic devices, and a table, would, I think,nearly furnish the hall. This place is also appropriate toherakhy, and should be decorated with every device of thefamily; but not with any arms that do not belong to them, as Ihave seen sometimes done. The hall should be paved withornamental tiles. From the hall we ascend three or four steps to the saloon.(^.129. c.) This is the whole height of the building, and lightedby windows in the upper part of the tower, as seen in the eleva-tion, {fig. 131.) The first thing deserving of attention is thegroining of the roof, which is supported upon eight clusteredcolumns and arches; the ribs forming a centre at the top, of anoctagonal form, which is open, and secured from the weather bya lantern light, round the inside of wh
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