, 1877-07-21

found on the vale, ns scenes from domestic ne.
OF thc making Of ofserinF. !" ths !ns'; rm1.;
by rigid pticktly rntc M exact tlr}lncnflot1 Of
the human N"iy wa* allowed, but ltl" tlrninc*s
md correctness Of ECyptian drawing has seldom
ally,-thr primaries. rcd. yeilow, and blue. dc-
tctl by htack AMI white, heinE the most ft'i's-
mon. nnt not too elaring fnr the shanowf re-
rcfscs Of The n,nlcruus buildings. Hrrcn was
lptuslraycs; nnd, with lrss taste IN later times,
purple anil brown took It's rlarr. Tie infns'
flowers, slightly cnnyc,tlDE,lHc'!. syns'ol'zcti.
with tic phpyris, nonflsi1neht 'or tHc Mh4s ntlt.
buildings, were cmbctns Of hoscfcfentv;
the zlExaG tynttfcu the waves y! thc
Nile: tic scarabcus represented imn'nf.
talttYi the winged glnhc. pl1scA 70 ifc1ncht!y
over doors aiid wtnu0wA atd III passages anu
often having an Rhp 01 eact, klt1c IL salHosea tn
lavc symim1zc@ the creative, prntcctisu, anu
distributing poscrs,-thc globc lndltatlnE tle
sun tue T,st @ rrnyensS. anu III. tnu o,ray. ~ ae
md - believed to rebrcscnt Inc rnn'o,l!attot u
physical and intellectual powcr. The synht'lical
pictures were. almost infinite 70 nu!nbcr ansi
in arranging: ornament, and ot'eycd that Inv u
decoration which produccs beauty bf eatisinE
stems and veins of teavcs 20 faulatc IRON tas
parent branch tn tangcnslai curves.
bccu formed on tho pecu1iaritlcs of tho EgTp-
tan.
Greek art, also founded on that o. Ecypt, uc-
velopel IN mn oi!gtnal direction, W.: t}ili'1le'
try utitl rcgnlarty,-t'lc perfection ot putc loIm.
Its orilatncntatton was neither constructive nor
synlboIical, hut purely estsiette, and could naSe
been rcinoseu rom the peanttu' sisuetureS ~, nt
which Il "ts PLACED, leaving the etfncthre ING
sal!ag; ~. III tho farsl!cnun, tho tcnlotnfes ol
PhtliNs were ElngnItlIeht ornaments out lne
PartheHon WIS perfect wltnont tsc'F.
I'ir Faiiless climate o. Eeyt aee.1eti only tne
fiat roof, but the rainy teason " ssfeees .,e. ue
Manlcl thc sluping rVuis, anu thc fesuitis'ss
gable gasc risc to tslt ped1'sent aha the IflcAI'-
both the foundation OF 80 mud' ocaat! ana 50
much ornament.
Ol the thErc orders 0f lrcetan Architecture.
VIZ the lonle, the norlc, ana TUG So1intnlan.
the uore wns tltc style which was snffleu ny
Grcck Thought to that petscctsoh Whleh mat,y
succeeding ayes HaFc tFlcd vatta!y " llsiate'
has rcnnl,,ed Tor Ut. own TING 70 ascertain t!'c
proportions Of thnt marvel ot bl'sldan0'art, Inc
| tafthe1,or. 80 tlGticatc arc these pfoP9ftlot'a
that tic cye could NOT uctcct taeti'' ahiy Inc
| Hust accurate measurements nave haeeItalnc1
that the COLUMNS Vi ihat pulluIaR are n0t uuun
ell by atsaic'it lines: but ny VERY uelaea'e ny ~.
possible to initiate. though ttie exact plolmf-
t'on Of thls curvc Or kwel'ng o. tne column Is
knnwn IN he l-tso Of the entire iietEht. ing
same ntectY oF proportions. a'ltl a,isettncnt G1
psrts was cafricd tIllouEn III tGe ness a. atenl' =.
teetural productions oi Gfccce' anu tsca III ac-
| slEnilIE ttctr Dfllas1ient?. ---.,
! Ihu 1ll0st Characteflst!c orccx ornaments
were the "cll-knowI irct Or laoyflhi'i, t!c
whyc-scFul'. t'Eccs, cNaalci'hes, cEa-h,oluln9s
| anil tlnse saore cla'ofato ornaments iouhu,sl
Oh thu beEtni1i q the 'l9'lcysnckc; nia On tllc
| ntaBthl!s'lenl a very ohafaeIef,etae leat'lsc 81
| Creek ornament was tE1at form ot te1oi-HolH "
which ttIc various Fnrls Erom out OF cacl oihcr
Il ifSlH1l tfAl{ClklF4p Ulk Oh