An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 120
... style involves the scientific construction of stone vaulting , all timber construction being limited to the framing of the roof . - 298. 4. From the imitation of the aspiring lines of the pyramids of Egypt . This hypo- thesis is the ...
... style involves the scientific construction of stone vaulting , all timber construction being limited to the framing of the roof . - 298. 4. From the imitation of the aspiring lines of the pyramids of Egypt . This hypo- thesis is the ...
Page 232
... Style Roman . Style Romano - ogical or Roman de transition . Style ogival primaire or en lancette Style ogival seconduire or rayonnant . Style ogival tertiaire or flamboyant . 537. But this list is not universally used , and in reading ...
... Style Roman . Style Romano - ogical or Roman de transition . Style ogival primaire or en lancette Style ogival seconduire or rayonnant . Style ogival tertiaire or flamboyant . 537. But this list is not universally used , and in reading ...
Page 926
... style to which he gives the name " decorated , " especially classes under that style the tracery in which the figures such as circles , trefoils , quatrefoils , & c . , are all worked with the same moulding , and do not always regularly ...
... style to which he gives the name " decorated , " especially classes under that style the tracery in which the figures such as circles , trefoils , quatrefoils , & c . , are all worked with the same moulding , and do not always regularly ...
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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