An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 495
... coloured ground , varied or mottled with Siena colour . In the county of Armagh , a Siena , or rather a brownish red marble , is found , containing a great number of fossil shells ; several varieties of colour , from a very light ...
... coloured ground , varied or mottled with Siena colour . In the county of Armagh , a Siena , or rather a brownish red marble , is found , containing a great number of fossil shells ; several varieties of colour , from a very light ...
Page 695
... colour , property of concealing , & c . The first is an arsenical compound ( product ) hitherto little known , which M. de Ruolz does not describe , because , although inoffensive , it may be made by very simple chemical reaction , to ...
... colour , property of concealing , & c . The first is an arsenical compound ( product ) hitherto little known , which M. de Ruolz does not describe , because , although inoffensive , it may be made by very simple chemical reaction , to ...
Page 697
... colour , and then covering it with as many coats of varnish , coloured or uncoloured , as may be required ; but if the wood be not dry , the colour becomes hardened and flakes off . II . The colour is ground and mixed up with varnish ...
... colour , and then covering it with as many coats of varnish , coloured or uncoloured , as may be required ; but if the wood be not dry , the colour becomes hardened and flakes off . II . The colour is ground and mixed up with varnish ...
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angle appears arch architect architecture axis base beam becomes bricks building built called cathedral centre century church circle colour columns common considered construction contained course covered curve describe diameter direction divided draw edifices effect employed equal erected examples experiments extremely face feet figure force four front give given greater half horizontal houses inches iron Italy joints length less lime material means mouldings nave nearly necessary observed obtained parallel period perpendicular piece placed plane portion practice principal produced Prop proportion quarries radius remains respect Roman roof round says side similar solid square stone strength style supposed surface temple thickness timber tower triangle upper vault vertical walls weight whereof whole wood