. The Architectural magazine. Sylvesters curfew stove, figured in your Encyc. ofCott. Arch. ?— J. S. Lo7ido7i, May 5. 1835. Art. IV. Obituary. DuRAND. — On the 1st of January 1835, this architect died, at Thiais, nearChoisy le Roi. He was formerly professor of architecture at LEcole Poly-technique ; and he may be said to have performed a signal service for studentsall over Europe by his Legons d^Architecture, and his exceedingly useful sy-noptical work, entitled Rccucil et Parallele dcs Edifices de tout Genre, Ancienset Modei-nes. Greatly were it to be wished that some one would produce asuppl
. The Architectural magazine. Sylvesters curfew stove, figured in your Encyc. ofCott. Arch. ?— J. S. Lo7ido7i, May 5. 1835. Art. IV. Obituary. DuRAND. — On the 1st of January 1835, this architect died, at Thiais, nearChoisy le Roi. He was formerly professor of architecture at LEcole Poly-technique ; and he may be said to have performed a signal service for studentsall over Europe by his Legons d^Architecture, and his exceedingly useful sy-noptical work, entitled Rccucil et Parallele dcs Edifices de tout Genre, Ancienset Modei-nes. Greatly were it to be wished that some one would produce asupplementary volume or volumes to the last-mentioned publication, embrac-ing a similar parallel of buildings of the middle ages, drawn to the same scale;and, also, of the principal modern buildings not included in Durands work.—W. H. L. the Dining-Room. 231 give some idea of one which, in my opinion, is capable of ful-filling all we can desire in such a room:— Imagine a comfortable family room [Jig. 128.)j from 20 ft. to. U\— 24 ft. long, 15 ft. to 18 ft. wide, and 11 ft. to 13 ft. high, with thebay window (a) looking to the north, or perhaps a little west:this might be large, and reach down to within 6 in. of the II.—No. 13. * q 4 to. 232 fyjoellitig-Rooms of a House : — so that a view of the adjoining flower-garden, no less than ofthe distant country, might be commanded by it. The fire-place (b) should be on one side of the room, and on the oppositeside the doors {c c); a recess at e, the usual place for the side-board, may be occupied by a piano-forte, which the lover ofmusic will perhaps think, with me, is much better; and at eachend of the recess for the piano may be small stained glasswindows {jnm\ to throw light on the instrument when it is usedby daylight, and yet to be sufficiently subdued not to interferewith the general tone of colour of the room. In this case thesideboard may be placed at d. Now let us furnish the room. With the assistance of th
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