An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 432
... upper surface being horizontal , the lower one should be a straight line meeting the upper surface at the outer end , and forming a trian- gular vertical section ; the depth at the point of support being determined by the length of the ...
... upper surface being horizontal , the lower one should be a straight line meeting the upper surface at the outer end , and forming a trian- gular vertical section ; the depth at the point of support being determined by the length of the ...
Page 851
... upper order ) " are one fourth less in height " ( quartâ parte minores altitudine sint ) " than the lower columns . " The reader will here observe the word altitudine is introduced , which does not appear in the passage first quoted ...
... upper order ) " are one fourth less in height " ( quartâ parte minores altitudine sint ) " than the lower columns . " The reader will here observe the word altitudine is introduced , which does not appear in the passage first quoted ...
Page 1188
... upper torus ; then divide the remaining three parts into two equal parts ; one will be the height of the lower torus , and the other the height of the scotia with its fillets . See figure s . v . BASE OF A COLUMN . ATTIC STORY . A term ...
... upper torus ; then divide the remaining three parts into two equal parts ; one will be the height of the lower torus , and the other the height of the scotia with its fillets . See figure s . v . BASE OF A COLUMN . ATTIC STORY . A term ...
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