An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 603
... ROOFS . 2027. The first obvious consideration in constructing a roof is the slope to be given to it , which depends on the climate against which it is to serve as a protection , and on the materials to be employed in covering it . In ...
... ROOFS . 2027. The first obvious consideration in constructing a roof is the slope to be given to it , which depends on the climate against which it is to serve as a protection , and on the materials to be employed in covering it . In ...
Page 616
... roof . The roof over the south chapel of Kiddington Church , Oxfordshire , is of rather a steeper pitch than that at Leicester . The under side of the beam is well moulded , and is connected with the wall - pieces by moulded curved ...
... roof . The roof over the south chapel of Kiddington Church , Oxfordshire , is of rather a steeper pitch than that at Leicester . The under side of the beam is well moulded , and is connected with the wall - pieces by moulded curved ...
Page 617
... roof over the nave of Starston Church , Norfolk ( fig . 701p . ) . The angle formed is 100 ° . At the apex of the roof is a strut B , about 9 inches square , which hangs down 2 feet ; its four sides are morticed , two to receive the ...
... roof over the nave of Starston Church , Norfolk ( fig . 701p . ) . The angle formed is 100 ° . At the apex of the roof is a strut B , about 9 inches square , which hangs down 2 feet ; its four sides are morticed , two to receive the ...
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