_Of_ Halls.
The Ancients had three Sorts of _Halls_; _Viz._ The _Corinthian_, the
_AEgyptian_, and the _Cyzican_.
The _Corinthian_ had Pillars round about against the Wall, and these
Pillars supported the Floor made in form of a Vault. _Surbaissee_.
The _AEgyptian Halls_ had their Pillars distant from the Wall in the
manner of the _Peristyle_, and they supported only an _Architrave_
without a _Frise_ and without a _Cornice_; upon this _Architrave_ there
was another row of Pillars, between which were the Windows. The Floor
which reached from the Pillars to the Wall, served for a _Terrasse_
without.
[Sidenote: _Lib. 6. Chap. 6._]
The _Cyzican Halls_ had this in particular, that they were turned to the
North, and had a Prospect of the Gardens; they were principally made use
of by the _Greeks_; the Proportion of these _Halls_ was as follows,
Their length was double their breadth, and as to their height, this Rule
was observed to have the height of all Sorts of Apartments that are not
so broad as long, they added their length to their breadth, and took
half of the sum for their height. The Apartments which were no longer
than broad, had in height their breadth, and half their breadth.