The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 106
... Roman architecture is the stylobate or pedestal for the reception of columns , which was not used by the Greeks . In the examples , it varies in height , but , generally speaking , it is very nearly four diameters of the column ; a mean ...
... Roman architecture is the stylobate or pedestal for the reception of columns , which was not used by the Greeks . In the examples , it varies in height , but , generally speaking , it is very nearly four diameters of the column ; a mean ...
Page 165
... architecture began to decline . It may have been that the building of ... Roman arts never much prevailed ; and because the true reason of their ... architecture was beginning to decline at Rome itself before the departure in question ...
... architecture began to decline . It may have been that the building of ... Roman arts never much prevailed ; and because the true reason of their ... architecture was beginning to decline at Rome itself before the departure in question ...
Page 1141
... Roman Architecture . Several editions published at Venice . Figures on wood blocks . Il Tempio di Minerva in Assisi confrontato colle Tavole di Giov . Antolini . Folio . Milano , 1803 . Les Thermes , des Romains , dessinées par O. B. ...
... Roman Architecture . Several editions published at Venice . Figures on wood blocks . Il Tempio di Minerva in Assisi confrontato colle Tavole di Giov . Antolini . Folio . Milano , 1803 . Les Thermes , des Romains , dessinées par O. B. ...
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15th century aisles ancient architect architecture axis base beam breadth bricks building built called cast iron Castle cathedral cement centre of gravity choir church circle circumference colour columns construction Corinthian order cube Cubic Foot curve decorated depth describe diameter divided dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet girder given Gothic granite half height horizontal houses inches inclined intercolumniations joints length lime limestone marble mortar mouldings nave obtained oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piece piers placed plane plates portico Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rafters rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Roman architecture Rome roof sandstone side similar sofite solid square stone strength style surface tangent temple thickness tiles timber tons tower transepts triangle upper vault vertical Vitruvius voussoirs walls whereof width wood