Beauty and ArtW. Heinemann, 1897 - 208 頁 |
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第 182 頁 - CHIPPENDALE (Thomas). The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, being a large Collection of the most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste.
第 195 頁 - If we have any claim to approbation, we found it on this alone, that we flatter ourselves we have been able to seize with some degree of success, the beautiful spirit of antiquity and to transfuse it with novelty and variety through all our numerous works.
第 183 頁 - Of all the Arts which are either improved or ornamented by Architecture, that of CABINET-MAKING is not only the most useful and ornamental, but capable of receiving as a great assistance from it as any whatever. I have therefore prefixed to the following designs a short explanation of the five orders. Without an acquaintance with this science, and some knowledge of the rules of Perspective, the CabinetMaker cannot make the designs of his work intelligible, nor shew, in a little compass, the whole...
第 183 頁 - Workman, though some of the Profession have been diligent enough to represent them (especially those after the Gothic and Chinese Manner) as so many specious Drawings, impossible to be worked off by any Mechanic whatsoever. I will not scruple to attribute this to Malice, Ignorance, and Inability; and I am confident I can convince all Noblemen, Gentlemen, or others, who will honour me with their Commands, that every Design in the Book can be improved, both as to Beauty and Enrichment, in the Execution...
第 182 頁 - Perspective ; with Proper Directions for executing the most difficult Pieces, the Mouldings being exhibited at large, and the Dimensions of each Design specified : the whole comprehended in One hundred and sixty copper-plates, neatly engraved ... By Thomas Chippendale . . . The second edition.
第 203 頁 - To unite elegance and utility, and blend the useful with the agreeable, has ever been considered a difficult but an honourable task.
第 203 頁 - English taste and workmanship have of late years been much sought for by surrounding nations; and the mutability of all things, but more especially of fashions, has rendered the labours of our predecessors in this line of little use; nay, in this day can only tend to mislead those foreigners who seek a knowledge of English taste in the various articles of household furniture.
第 183 頁 - ... author usually meets with on his first appearance, from a set of critics who are never wanting to show their wit and malice on the performances of others : I shall repay their censures with contempt. Let them unmolested deal out their pointless abuse, and convince the world they have neither good nature to commend, judgment to correct nor skill to execute what they find fault with.
第 189 頁 - ... Duke of Marlborough are followed by a preface which warns the reader that "in furnishing, all should be in propriety, elegance should always be joined with a peculiar neatness through the whole House, or otherwise immense Expense may be thrown away to no purpose, either in use or appearance; with the same regard any gentleman may furnish as neat at a small expense, as he can elegant and superb at a great one.
第 186 頁 - ... in all Europe. I had a particular pleasure in retouching and finishing this design, but should have much more in the execution of it, as I am confident I can make the work more beautiful and striking than the drawing.