The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 120
... style involves the scientific construction of stone vaulting , all timber construction being limited to the framing of the roof . - 298. 4. From the imitation of the aspiring lines of the pyramids of Egypt . This hypo- thesis is the ...
... style involves the scientific construction of stone vaulting , all timber construction being limited to the framing of the roof . - 298. 4. From the imitation of the aspiring lines of the pyramids of Egypt . This hypo- thesis is the ...
Page 183
... style , which some , with an allusion to literature , denominate ' the Florid . ' is a style censurable as too ornamental , departing from the grandeur peculiar to the Gothic , without acquiring proportional elegance ; yet its intricate ...
... style , which some , with an allusion to literature , denominate ' the Florid . ' is a style censurable as too ornamental , departing from the grandeur peculiar to the Gothic , without acquiring proportional elegance ; yet its intricate ...
Page 232
... Style Roman . Style Romano - ogival or Roman de transition . Style ogical primaire or en lancette Style ogival secondaire or rayonnant . Style ogival tertiaire or flamboyant . 537. But this list is not universally used , and in reading ...
... Style Roman . Style Romano - ogival or Roman de transition . Style ogical primaire or en lancette Style ogival secondaire or rayonnant . Style ogival tertiaire or flamboyant . 537. But this list is not universally used , and in reading ...
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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