An essay in defence of ancient architecture, or, A parallel of the ancient buildings with the modern : shewing the beauty and harmony of the former, and the irregularity of the latter : with impartial reflections on the reasons of the abuses introduced by our present builders
An architectural treatise published in London in 1728 by Robert Morris, issued through booksellers including Daniel Browne, Weaver Bickerton and Joseph Pote, arguing that ancient buildings surpass modern ones in beauty and proportion. Its pictures are engraved plates of columns, entablatures and capitals drawn with measured detail and dimension scales, plus a long architectural elevation and a decorative border strip, offering designers clean classical orders and ornament references.
