William Whewell Quote

All architecture, to possess genuine beauty, must be mechanically consistent. The decorative members must represent a structure which has in it a principle of support and stability.


History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time, (3rd edition), Book IV, Chapter I (p. 190)


All architecture, to possess genuine beauty, must be mechanically consistent. The decorative members must represent a structure which has in it a...

All architecture, to possess genuine beauty, must be mechanically consistent. The decorative members must represent a structure which has in it a...

All architecture, to possess genuine beauty, must be mechanically consistent. The decorative members must represent a structure which has in it a...

All architecture, to possess genuine beauty, must be mechanically consistent. The decorative members must represent a structure which has in it a...