. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. PREFACE THE FIRST EDITION. An Encyclopaedia of any of the Fine Arts has, from its nature, considerableadvantage over one which relates to the sciences generally. In the latter, thecontinual additions made to the common stock of knowledge frequently effectsuch a complete revolution in their bases and superstructure, that the esta-blished doctrines of centuries may be swept away by the discoveries of asingle day. The arts, on the other hand, are found
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. PREFACE THE FIRST EDITION. An Encyclopaedia of any of the Fine Arts has, from its nature, considerableadvantage over one which relates to the sciences generally. In the latter, thecontinual additions made to the common stock of knowledge frequently effectsuch a complete revolution in their bases and superstructure, that the esta-blished doctrines of centuries may be swept away by the discoveries of asingle day. The arts, on the other hand, are founded upon principles unsus-ceptible of change. Fashion may, indeed — nay, often does—change theprevailing taste of the day, but first principles remain the same ; and as, in acycle, the planets, after a period of wandering in the heavens, return to theplaces wiiich they occupied ages before, so, in the arts, after seasons olextravaganza and bizzareria, a recurrence to sound taste is equally certain. It is unfortunate for the productions of the arts that the majority of thosewho are constituted their judges are little qualified for the tas
Size: 1937px × 1290px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, booksubjectarchitects, booksubjectarchitecture
