An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... says that it furnishes sticks from twelve to thirteen feet high , of useful wood ; but Chambers limits it to a smaller size . Respecting its beauty and duration , all travellers agree . Davis ( Description of the Empire of China ) says ...
... says that it furnishes sticks from twelve to thirteen feet high , of useful wood ; but Chambers limits it to a smaller size . Respecting its beauty and duration , all travellers agree . Davis ( Description of the Empire of China ) says ...
Page 800
... say , that for want of attention to the similarity of the parts , or neglect of the established relations on which the ... says the author , " to this warm colour , so remarkably characterising the remains of ancient buildings at Athens ...
... say , that for want of attention to the similarity of the parts , or neglect of the established relations on which the ... says the author , " to this warm colour , so remarkably characterising the remains of ancient buildings at Athens ...
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... says these two sorts of stairs were invented by Sig . Ludovico Cornaro , a gentleman of much genius , who erected for himself a magnificent palace at Padua . 2806. Of winding or spiral stairs . some are circular on the plan , either ...
... says these two sorts of stairs were invented by Sig . Ludovico Cornaro , a gentleman of much genius , who erected for himself a magnificent palace at Padua . 2806. Of winding or spiral stairs . some are circular on the plan , either ...
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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