An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 579
... Draw the straight line AB ( fig . 645. ) to represent the axis of the inclined vault , and draw CD perpendicular to AB . Produce E 3 2 1 2-3 CD to e and h ; make AC and AD each e equal to the radius which forms the edges of the ribs ...
... Draw the straight line AB ( fig . 645. ) to represent the axis of the inclined vault , and draw CD perpendicular to AB . Produce E 3 2 1 2-3 CD to e and h ; make AC and AD each e equal to the radius which forms the edges of the ribs ...
Page 621
... Draw sp parallel to BD . From the centre y , with the distance yp , describe the quadrant pm . Draw mi parallel to AB , cutting the semicircle described upon AB in the point i . In the arc Bi take any number of intermediate points g , h ...
... Draw sp parallel to BD . From the centre y , with the distance yp , describe the quadrant pm . Draw mi parallel to AB , cutting the semicircle described upon AB in the point i . In the arc Bi take any number of intermediate points g , h ...
Page 623
... Draw the half diagonal iA , iB , iC_perpendicular to any side AB of the plan . Draw the straight line ih , cutting AB in h . Let himZ be the outline of one of the ribs of the dome , which is here supposed to be the quadrant of a circle ...
... Draw the half diagonal iA , iB , iC_perpendicular to any side AB of the plan . Draw the straight line ih , cutting AB in h . Let himZ be the outline of one of the ribs of the dome , which is here supposed to be the quadrant of a circle ...
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ARCHITECTURE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES | 4 |
Basements and Attics | 13 |
Jewish and Phoenician | 24 |
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