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OBSERVA TIONS
ON THE
PLATES BELONGING TO
LECTURE I.
ARCHITECTURE.
PLATE I.
No. I. T)LAN of a simple cabin, or primitive
dwelling: and may be conceived as re-
presenting also a primitive structure for worship ;-
suppofed among the Egyptians, Phoenicians, or
other early people.
No. II. A similar cabin ; but surrounded by an
inclosure, and defended by a hedge, a wall, or some
other simple defence, which indicates facredness.
No, III. An edifice, whose ruins still exist at
Syenna, in Egypt: by the simplicity of its structure,
it seems allied to the former.
The body of the building is preceded by a portico
much larger than itself, having only one row of co-
lumns. This edifice has been thought to be an ob-
servatory ; but that does not prevent its having been
a temple also. The inclosure is to be conceived as
correspondent to the enlarged proportions of the
edifice: this article must evidently be regulated by
circumstances of convenience, or ability, and is
therefore omitted.
Arch. Edit. 7. D No.
OBSERVA TIONS
ON THE
PLATES BELONGING TO
LECTURE I.
ARCHITECTURE.
PLATE I.
No. I. T)LAN of a simple cabin, or primitive
dwelling: and may be conceived as re-
presenting also a primitive structure for worship ;-
suppofed among the Egyptians, Phoenicians, or
other early people.
No. II. A similar cabin ; but surrounded by an
inclosure, and defended by a hedge, a wall, or some
other simple defence, which indicates facredness.
No, III. An edifice, whose ruins still exist at
Syenna, in Egypt: by the simplicity of its structure,
it seems allied to the former.
The body of the building is preceded by a portico
much larger than itself, having only one row of co-
lumns. This edifice has been thought to be an ob-
servatory ; but that does not prevent its having been
a temple also. The inclosure is to be conceived as
correspondent to the enlarged proportions of the
edifice: this article must evidently be regulated by
circumstances of convenience, or ability, and is
therefore omitted.
Arch. Edit. 7. D No.