An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 328
... faces , and they will differ but little from those of the little polygon oqmq'o ' . 1204. In respect to the angles formed by the faces inclined to the base , that of the face answering to the side De of the base is expressed by the ...
... faces , and they will differ but little from those of the little polygon oqmq'o ' . 1204. In respect to the angles formed by the faces inclined to the base , that of the face answering to the side De of the base is expressed by the ...
Page 555
... face . II . All the bricks laid flatways , but the stretchers are sawn in half , so as to leave a space of 4ins . between them ; and in laying the headers , as fig . 617c . care must be taken only to fill up with mortar the joints Fig ...
... face . II . All the bricks laid flatways , but the stretchers are sawn in half , so as to leave a space of 4ins . between them ; and in laying the headers , as fig . 617c . care must be taken only to fill up with mortar the joints Fig ...
Page 635
... face and the edge of the wood , with a groove or sinking made in the face only , the cylindrical part is called a bead , and the sinking a quirk ; the whole combination ( fig . 741. ) being called a quirked lead . 2127. If a quirk is ...
... face and the edge of the wood , with a groove or sinking made in the face only , the cylindrical part is called a bead , and the sinking a quirk ; the whole combination ( fig . 741. ) being called a quirked lead . 2127. If a quirk is ...
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