Loudon's Architectural Magazine: And Journal of Improvement in Architecture, Building, and Furnishing, and in the Various Arts and Trades Connected Therewith, Volume 1John Claudius Loudon Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman., 1834 |
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... kind that has been commenced in Britain and we earnestly entreat all architects , and others connected with the building arts , who are desirous of advancing their profession ; and our readers generally , who wish to promote the ...
... kind that has been commenced in Britain and we earnestly entreat all architects , and others connected with the building arts , who are desirous of advancing their profession ; and our readers generally , who wish to promote the ...
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... to feelings having a tendency to other pur- suits ; such as natural history , or to any particular kind of art , trade , or commerce . There can be no doubt that many persons evince , in very early life , a propensity INTRODUCTION .
... to feelings having a tendency to other pur- suits ; such as natural history , or to any particular kind of art , trade , or commerce . There can be no doubt that many persons evince , in very early life , a propensity INTRODUCTION .
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... kind , we are now enabled to erect buildings of brick , coated over with this material , which are as handsome as those of stone , and much stronger and more durable ; because the walls , with the exterior appearance of stone , have all ...
... kind , we are now enabled to erect buildings of brick , coated over with this material , which are as handsome as those of stone , and much stronger and more durable ; because the walls , with the exterior appearance of stone , have all ...
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... kind of cornice ( c ) . In these parts , therefore , without any attempt at decoration , we obtain , upon the first and most obvious principle of constructive fitness and constructive expression , an order of architecture , rude ...
... kind of cornice ( c ) . In these parts , therefore , without any attempt at decoration , we obtain , upon the first and most obvious principle of constructive fitness and constructive expression , an order of architecture , rude ...
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... kind , and that the foundation walls should have been built with spongy bricks and bad mortar , and not with good hard bricks or Roman cement ; the consequence of this will be , that the kitchen and other apartments on the ground floor ...
... kind , and that the foundation walls should have been built with spongy bricks and bad mortar , and not with good hard bricks or Roman cement ; the consequence of this will be , that the kitchen and other apartments on the ground floor ...
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