PART III. 



ARCHITECTURE. 



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DIVISION II. 



THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN TO THE 

 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS OF ARCHITECTURE. 



CHAPTER I. 



OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 



We have now taken a general view of those fundamental prin- 

 ciples of architecture which, if understood, are sufficient to 

 guide an artist in every possible case. As a further illustration 

 of them, I proceed to make some remarks on their application 

 to some of the different subjects of architecture which most 

 generally come under the practice of a rural designer. All the 

 subjects of architecture may be included under the two general 

 divisions of public and private buildings. Public buildings 

 include churches, theatres, prisons, senate houses, hospitals, 

 bridges, &c. But, excepting churches and bridges, few of these 

 are built by country gentlemen, and therefore do not come 

 under notice in this work. 



