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Inferior artists in this country have done little but copied parts from 



these Grecian or Roman edifices, and misplaced them 88 



Hence the degradation of the column and pilaster 88 



misapplication of the pediments 90 



cornices 91 



Chimney-tops a fruitful source of variety in the hand of an able 

 artist — the vulgarity of those used in Grecian buildings in 



this country shews the penury of our inventive powers 93 



Luxuriant fancy of Sir John Vanbrugh, as opposed to this want of 



originality or invention 94 



Varieties of Grecian architecture commonly called Orders 96 



The characteristics of these Orders . 96 



CHAP. VI. Of the Gothic style of building. 

 sect, 1. Of the pointed Gothic style. 



Original Gothic buildings may be supposed to have been built by 



young trees, not hewn timber, as in the Grecian style 97 



This rendered plausible from the facility with which they might 

 form Gothic windows and columns, such as we see in ca- 

 thedrals 98 



Though this theory may not be true, it affords good leading princi- 

 ples of criticism and design 99 



The characteristics of a Gothic cathedral 100 



The great beauty and fitness of this style of architecture..... 101 



Fitness too much neglected by architects, exemplified in the Gothic 



Hall in Windsor Castle, recently finished 101 



2. Of the Saxon Gothic style. 



This, to give an idea of it to general observers, may be considered 



as a medium between the Grecian and pointed Gothic style ... 103 

 Characteristics of the Saxon style 104 



3. Of the irregular or mixed Gothic style 105 



Applicable chiefly to the houses of individuals 105 



Capable of every variety of beauty and use 106 



Consists of several varieties — cathedral style 107 



Castle style 108 



Quadrangular style — tower style 109 



Turret style — other styles Ill 



New styles , 112 



