. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . BUNKER HILL M In respect to Gothic style, observes Professor Silliman, (AmericanJournal of Science and Arts, Vol. xviii. No. 2, p. 224) our country la-bors under many disadvantages. Its expensive character, is in mostcases far beyond our means. It flourished in Europe, at a time whenthe revenues of the church were princely, and no style demands suchlar^e
. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . BUNKER HILL M In respect to Gothic style, observes Professor Silliman, (AmericanJournal of Science and Arts, Vol. xviii. No. 2, p. 224) our country la-bors under many disadvantages. Its expensive character, is in mostcases far beyond our means. It flourished in Europe, at a time whenthe revenues of the church were princely, and no style demands suchlar^e pecuniary resources as this. Still enough has already been doneamong1 us to shew that it is not an insurmountable obstacle among fine Gothic structures are to be found in States, aparticular description of which our limits entirely forbid. The Gothic arrangement of churches appears not quite compatiblewith the nature of Protestant worship. The best form for a Protes- ENCYCLOPEDIA. 237 ARCHITECTURE, tant church, remarks the writer before quoted, is a rectangular paral-lelogram, though I have seen the circle, and other simple forms employ-ed seemingly without any inconvenient results. But any thinn- like across, the favorite f
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