HOME POPULAR Love Life Inspiration Motivation Funny Friendship Family Faith Happy Hurt Sad Cute Success Wisdom ALL TOPICS Animals Art Attitude Beauty Business Birthdays Dreams Facts Fitness Food Forgiving Miss You Nature Peace Smile So True Sports Teenage Trust Movie TV Weddings More.. AUTHORS Einstein Plato Aristotle Twain Monroe Jefferson Wilde Carroll Confucius Hepburn Dalai Lama Lewis Lincoln Mandela Lao Tzu Ford More.. Affirmations Birthday Wishes
Follow On Pinterest
TOPICS
|
AUTHORS
|
CREATE
Advertisements

Marcus V Pollio Quotes

Marble is not alike in all countries Picture Quote #1
Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts Picture Quote #1
The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her Picture Quote #1
Dimension regulated the general scale of the work, so that the parts may all tell and be effective Picture Quote #1
Quicksilver is used for many purposes; without it, neither silver nor brass can be properly gilt Picture Quote #1
The thickness of the walls should be sufficient for two armed men to pass each other with ease Picture Quote #1
Advertisements
An easy approach to the walls must be provided against: indeed they should be surrounded by uneven ground, and the roads leading to the gates should be winding and turn to the left from the gates Picture Quote #1
Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties Picture Quote #1
Care should be taken that all buildings are well lighted: in those of the country this point is easily accomplished, because the wall of a neighbour is not likely to interfere with the light Picture Quote #1
Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted Picture Quote #1
For an object under the eye will appear very different from the same object placed above it; in an inclosed space, very different from the same in an open space Picture Quote #1
Wherefore the mere practical architect is not able to assign sufficient reasons for the forms he adopts; and the theoretic architect also fails, grasping the shadow instead of the substance Picture Quote #1
Advertisements
Friendship Quotes Love Quotes Life Quotes Funny Quotes Motivational Quotes Inspirational Quotes
Advertisements
Text Quotes
Marble is not alike in all countries  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) Dimension regulated the general scale of the work, so that the parts may all tell and be effective  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) Quicksilver is used for many purposes; without it, neither silver nor brass can be properly gilt  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) The thickness of the walls should be sufficient for two armed men to pass each other with ease  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) An easy approach to the walls must be provided against: indeed they should be surrounded by uneven ground, and the roads leading to the gates should be winding and turn to the left from the gates  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) Care should be taken that all buildings are well lighted: in those of the country this point is easily accomplished, because the wall of a neighbour is not likely to interfere with the light  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) For an object under the eye will appear very different from the same object placed above it; in an inclosed space, very different from the same in an open space  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes) Wherefore the mere practical architect is not able to assign sufficient reasons for the forms he adopts; and the theoretic architect also fails, grasping the shadow instead of the substance  (Marcus V Pollio Quotes)