The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 153
... employed in the country by Francis , and actually died at Fontainebleau . At the period whereof we are now treating there appears to have been a number of able artists ; for to Delorme and Bullant must be added Lescot , who , with Jean ...
... employed in the country by Francis , and actually died at Fontainebleau . At the period whereof we are now treating there appears to have been a number of able artists ; for to Delorme and Bullant must be added Lescot , who , with Jean ...
Page 456
... employed for building purposes , are not liable to the kind of lamination observable in sandstones ; nevertheless , varieties exist , especially those commonly termed shelly , which have a coarse laminated structure , generally parallel ...
... employed for building purposes , are not liable to the kind of lamination observable in sandstones ; nevertheless , varieties exist , especially those commonly termed shelly , which have a coarse laminated structure , generally parallel ...
Page 458
... employed ; for whilst a shelly oolite , similar to that of Taynton , which is employed in the more ancient parts of the cathedral , in Merton College Chapel , & c . , and commonly for the plinths , string - courses , and exposed ...
... employed ; for whilst a shelly oolite , similar to that of Taynton , which is employed in the more ancient parts of the cathedral , in Merton College Chapel , & c . , and commonly for the plinths , string - courses , and exposed ...
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