An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 37
... appears based upon the imitation of stems of trees bound together , so as out of a number to form one strong post . It seems scarcely possible that they could have had their origin in mere whim or caprice . Many polygonal columns are to ...
... appears based upon the imitation of stems of trees bound together , so as out of a number to form one strong post . It seems scarcely possible that they could have had their origin in mere whim or caprice . Many polygonal columns are to ...
Page 204
... appears to have been apprenticed to a joiner , in which state he was , from some accounts , discovered by the Earl of Arundel , from others by William Earl of Pembroke , and by one or other of these noblemen sent to Italy , rather ...
... appears to have been apprenticed to a joiner , in which state he was , from some accounts , discovered by the Earl of Arundel , from others by William Earl of Pembroke , and by one or other of these noblemen sent to Italy , rather ...
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... appears to be obtained , as is so frequently the case , from that of an equilateral triangle , whose base lies within the walls . The height of the nave is obtained by a square placed within the same limits , which , though less ...
... appears to be obtained , as is so frequently the case , from that of an equilateral triangle , whose base lies within the walls . The height of the nave is obtained by a square placed within the same limits , which , though less ...
Contents
ARCHITECTURE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES | 4 |
Basements and Attics | 13 |
Jewish and Phoenician | 24 |
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