The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 90
... arch in a brick wall , still partially covered with stucco . It has been conjectured with probability , that the en- trances to it were occasionally closed , from the remains of iron gates having been found at some of them . A smaller ...
... arch in a brick wall , still partially covered with stucco . It has been conjectured with probability , that the en- trances to it were occasionally closed , from the remains of iron gates having been found at some of them . A smaller ...
Page 383
... arch , as it then assumes the property of an arch , by having a double action , the one at right angles to , or on the bed , and the other in the direction of the radius ; and if this arch be of equal thick- ness throughout , and has an ...
... arch , as it then assumes the property of an arch , by having a double action , the one at right angles to , or on the bed , and the other in the direction of the radius ; and if this arch be of equal thick- ness throughout , and has an ...
Page 572
... arch by means of a series of lines touching the curve , the dimensions of the arch and the angles it forms at the crown being given . Draw the straight line AB ( fig . 626. ) and draw CD perpendicular to AB . Make CD equal to the height ...
... arch by means of a series of lines touching the curve , the dimensions of the arch and the angles it forms at the crown being given . Draw the straight line AB ( fig . 626. ) and draw CD perpendicular to AB . Make CD equal to the height ...
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