The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 445
... material , and the only possible way of constructing a beam which will return to its original form after the load is removed , is a compound or trussed beam , put together in such a way that the permanent alteration of one material ...
... material , and the only possible way of constructing a beam which will return to its original form after the load is removed , is a compound or trussed beam , put together in such a way that the permanent alteration of one material ...
Page 494
... material or Purbeck marble can be obtained , and that quarry is a hole more than a quarry . It has been stated that , during the middle ages , this material was also obtained from quarries at Parham Park , six miles north - east of ...
... material or Purbeck marble can be obtained , and that quarry is a hole more than a quarry . It has been stated that , during the middle ages , this material was also obtained from quarries at Parham Park , six miles north - east of ...
Page 530
... material , if it be not properly manufactured , will always cause a preference for carved work . 1839f . STONEWARE is a dense and highly vitrified material , impervious to the action of acids , and of peculiar strength . material was ...
... material , if it be not properly manufactured , will always cause a preference for carved work . 1839f . STONEWARE is a dense and highly vitrified material , impervious to the action of acids , and of peculiar strength . material was ...
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