The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 138
... becomes poor when translated into French , as at the Luxembourg . 332. So late as 1454 , we find in the Strozzi and other palaces semicircular - headed win- dows , wherein are half columns at the sides , and a column in the middle ...
... becomes poor when translated into French , as at the Luxembourg . 332. So late as 1454 , we find in the Strozzi and other palaces semicircular - headed win- dows , wherein are half columns at the sides , and a column in the middle ...
Page 411
... becomes m = 45.9 × 5 × -12.70 and 2m = 25 · 4 ; ad 63 + 111 pc 45.9 x 3.75 ad R = becomes n = -2-28 and 2 = 5.20 . 75.55 By From the above , then , the formula x = √2m + n2 . -n becomes x = 25 · 4 + 5.20-2.28 = 3-22 , a result which ...
... becomes m = 45.9 × 5 × -12.70 and 2m = 25 · 4 ; ad 63 + 111 pc 45.9 x 3.75 ad R = becomes n = -2-28 and 2 = 5.20 . 75.55 By From the above , then , the formula x = √2m + n2 . -n becomes x = 25 · 4 + 5.20-2.28 = 3-22 , a result which ...
Page 487
... becomes quite earthy , with the loss of its hardness and lustre ; in other words , it has passed into porcelain earth . The appearance in question is sometimes produced by the weathering of the felspar , and sometimes it appears to be ...
... becomes quite earthy , with the loss of its hardness and lustre ; in other words , it has passed into porcelain earth . The appearance in question is sometimes produced by the weathering of the felspar , and sometimes it appears to be ...
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