An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 371
... walls . In respect of cylindrical arches supported by parallel walls , it is manifest that the re- sistance they present has no relation to their length ; for if we suppose the length of the vault divided into an infinite number of ...
... walls . In respect of cylindrical arches supported by parallel walls , it is manifest that the re- sistance they present has no relation to their length ; for if we suppose the length of the vault divided into an infinite number of ...
Page 400
... walls , still standing , were but sixteen times their thickness in height , and 51 ft . 9 in . long . The walls were the enclosures of large halls with only a single story , but assisted at their ends by cross walls . And we may ...
... walls , still standing , were but sixteen times their thickness in height , and 51 ft . 9 in . long . The walls were the enclosures of large halls with only a single story , but assisted at their ends by cross walls . And we may ...
Page 402
... wall above the side aisles is 19 ft . 8 in . , and the calculation requires the thickness of the walls to be 26 in . instead of 28 in . , their actual thickness . 1550. In the church of St. Lorenzo , at Florence , the internal width of ...
... wall above the side aisles is 19 ft . 8 in . , and the calculation requires the thickness of the walls to be 26 in . instead of 28 in . , their actual thickness . 1550. In the church of St. Lorenzo , at Florence , the internal width of ...
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