An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 869
... building in this way , and as the portion of an entablature whose height is , as in the case of an order , one fifth of that of the building , we should immediately obtain a good proportion by dividing the whole height into 25 parts and ...
... building in this way , and as the portion of an entablature whose height is , as in the case of an order , one fifth of that of the building , we should immediately obtain a good proportion by dividing the whole height into 25 parts and ...
Page 924
... building is not quite pure Gothic , or has been altered . II . Look if the prin- cipal windows and doors have pointed arches , with gables over them . If not pointed arches , the building is not Gothic ; if they have not any gables over ...
... building is not quite pure Gothic , or has been altered . II . Look if the prin- cipal windows and doors have pointed arches , with gables over them . If not pointed arches , the building is not Gothic ; if they have not any gables over ...
Page 1035
... buildings must of course depend on the particular department for which the building is destined , full information on which must be had in every particular before the architect can begin to imagine the building to he designed . The most ...
... buildings must of course depend on the particular department for which the building is destined , full information on which must be had in every particular before the architect can begin to imagine the building to he designed . The most ...
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