The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 288
... height of the cube for its height ; for example , the pyramid CABDF . F Fig . 351 . B Three of these pyramids will therefore be equal to half the cube . Now the solid content of half the cube is ( Prop . 99. ) equal to the product of ...
... height of the cube for its height ; for example , the pyramid CABDF . F Fig . 351 . B Three of these pyramids will therefore be equal to half the cube . Now the solid content of half the cube is ( Prop . 99. ) equal to the product of ...
Page 869
... height of the crowning cornice of a building in this way , and as the portion of an entablature whose height is , as in the case of an order , one fifth of that of the building , we should immediately obtain a good proportion by ...
... height of the crowning cornice of a building in this way , and as the portion of an entablature whose height is , as in the case of an order , one fifth of that of the building , we should immediately obtain a good proportion by ...
Page 902
... height 21 feet 6 inches ; and if we reject half the height of the pediment we shall have a square : the united dia- meter of the columns only varies 5 inches in width from those of the intercolum- niations . Fig . 1027 . TETRASTYLE ...
... height 21 feet 6 inches ; and if we reject half the height of the pediment we shall have a square : the united dia- meter of the columns only varies 5 inches in width from those of the intercolum- niations . Fig . 1027 . TETRASTYLE ...
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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