The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 804
... columns . Thus , let the diameter of the columns be = 1 , their height = h , their number = n . Then the surface of the columns is nh ; that of the entablature the same . As the surface of the voids is double that of the columns , the ...
... columns . Thus , let the diameter of the columns be = 1 , their height = h , their number = n . Then the surface of the columns is nh ; that of the entablature the same . As the surface of the voids is double that of the columns , the ...
Page 837
... columns measured at the lower diameter of their shafts . This distance must depend principally on the order em- ployed : in the Tuscan , for example , the nature of its composition allows a greater width between columns than would be ...
... columns measured at the lower diameter of their shafts . This distance must depend principally on the order em- ployed : in the Tuscan , for example , the nature of its composition allows a greater width between columns than would be ...
Page 1178
... columns are four in number , it is called tetrastyle ; if six in number , herastyle ; when there are eight ... columns is one diameter and a half of the column ; systyle , when it is of two diameters ; eustyle , when of two diameters and ...
... columns are four in number , it is called tetrastyle ; if six in number , herastyle ; when there are eight ... columns is one diameter and a half of the column ; systyle , when it is of two diameters ; eustyle , when of two diameters and ...
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