The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 61
... Vitruvius of the origin of the orders of architecture , we should scarcely be justified in its omission here . It seems necessary to notice it in any work on architecture ; and , after remarking that the age which that author assigns ...
... Vitruvius of the origin of the orders of architecture , we should scarcely be justified in its omission here . It seems necessary to notice it in any work on architecture ; and , after remarking that the age which that author assigns ...
Page 67
... Vitruvius ( book iv . chap . 4. ) , that the length of a temple shall be double its breadth , and the cell itself in length one fourth part more than the breadth , in- cluding the wall in which the doors are placed . Though in the Greek ...
... Vitruvius ( book iv . chap . 4. ) , that the length of a temple shall be double its breadth , and the cell itself in length one fourth part more than the breadth , in- cluding the wall in which the doors are placed . Though in the Greek ...
Page 102
... Vitruvius is , that the length shall be once and a half the breadth ; and here it is precisely such . c , a pedestal or altar of the household god . C C , alæ . were on three sides surrounded by seats , and , from Sir W. Gell's account ...
... Vitruvius is , that the length shall be once and a half the breadth ; and here it is precisely such . c , a pedestal or altar of the household god . C C , alæ . were on three sides surrounded by seats , and , from Sir W. Gell's account ...
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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