An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 142
... effect of the church . " There are , " says De Quincy , " in the method of judging of works of archi- tecture , so many different points of view from which they may be judged , that it is quite possible to approve of even contrary ...
... effect of the church . " There are , " says De Quincy , " in the method of judging of works of archi- tecture , so many different points of view from which they may be judged , that it is quite possible to approve of even contrary ...
Page 339
... effect by its tendency to act in the same direction . In order to ascertain the amount of this effect upon BD in figs . 521. and 524. , which represents the vertical action of the weight , describe the parallelogram BADF , for the ...
... effect by its tendency to act in the same direction . In order to ascertain the amount of this effect upon BD in figs . 521. and 524. , which represents the vertical action of the weight , describe the parallelogram BADF , for the ...
Page 931
... effect , though in description the distinction may appear very trifling . Much greater geometrical precision in drawing both the hollows and the projecting members prevailed . Segments of circles , both convex and concave , were much ...
... effect , though in description the distinction may appear very trifling . Much greater geometrical precision in drawing both the hollows and the projecting members prevailed . Segments of circles , both convex and concave , were much ...
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