An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... whereof in Sir R. K. Porter's time only one remained . At seventy - one feet south- ward from these stood thirty - six columns more , at intervals of twenty - two feet two inches from each other , whereof only five now remain ; the ...
... whereof in Sir R. K. Porter's time only one remained . At seventy - one feet south- ward from these stood thirty - six columns more , at intervals of twenty - two feet two inches from each other , whereof only five now remain ; the ...
Page 379
... whereof Aa is the diameter = 126 , by CS = 18 , which is 7308 , and its cube 7308 * 21 = 153468 . = 1487. The area of the small sector ONDn will be equal to the product of the great circle , whereof Bb is the diameter 108 by VD = 15 ...
... whereof Aa is the diameter = 126 , by CS = 18 , which is 7308 , and its cube 7308 * 21 = 153468 . = 1487. The area of the small sector ONDn will be equal to the product of the great circle , whereof Bb is the diameter 108 by VD = 15 ...
Page 500
... whereof five species are grown in England : the common white poplar , the black , the aspen or trembling poplar , the abele or great white poplar , and that of Lombardy . The wood of this tree is only fit for the flooring of inferior ...
... whereof five species are grown in England : the common white poplar , the black , the aspen or trembling poplar , the abele or great white poplar , and that of Lombardy . The wood of this tree is only fit for the flooring of inferior ...
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ARCHITECTURE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES | 4 |
Arcades above Arcades | 13 |
Jewish and Phoenician | 24 |
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