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Isle of Man marbles, 1681
Issoire; doorway, 539

Italian; architecture, 323 et seq. Gothic, 616.
Tiles, 1835

Italy, pointed architecture of, 608, p. 1049
Itchenor, Sussex; proportion of church, p.
1018

Iturriza, Pascual; architect, p. 1019

Ivan IV., of Russia, emperor; patron of the
arts, 375

Ivan Veliki; clock tower in Moscow, 375
Ivara, Filippo. See "Juvara"

JACK plane; plumber's, 2212

Jack rafters, 2035a

Jacobus; architect, 612

Jacopo da Campione; architect, 619
Jacopo or Lapo; architect, 613

James, John; architect, 505

Jammet, Mons. ; design for house at Paris, 440

Jansen, Bernard; architect, 442
Jarmin's house, St., near Paris, 440
Jedburgh abbey, Roxburghshire, 431
Jedding axe, 1913

Jennings; at St. Paul's cathedral, 469
Jerusalem; temple of, constructed by Solo-
mon; notion of, by Villalpanda, 52. Church
of Holy Sepulchre, 305. Mosque of Calif
Walid, 306

Jib door, 2130

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Joiner's work and mode of measuring, 2351

et seq. In spec., 2285; 2293c. Of medieval

period, 2125 et seq. Tools used in, 2102-
2124. Mouldings, 2126-2129. Wood used
for, 2124. Machinery in, 2124a. Formation
of bodies by joining with glue, 2193-2208.
Joinery, 2100 et seq.

Jointer; bricklayer's, 1890, 1900e
Jointing rule; bricklayer's, 1890
Joints, embossed or hollowed, 1499. Fasten-
ings to iron, 1631p. In drain pipes, 1888a.
To lead pipes, 2223o. Of mortar, 1900. In
brickwork, 1900e. In stonework, in spec.,
2284d. In carpentry, see "Scarfing." See
"Glue "

Joists, 2014 et seq. Spacing of, in spec.,
2285. See "Ceiling," "Binding,"
"Bridg-
ing," "Trimming," "Common," &c.
Jones, Inigo; architect, 319, 335, 440, 454
-464, 425. Door by, 2743. Window by,

2770

Jordan's wood and stone carving machine,
2124d

Julian, pope; patronised architecture, and
extent of his patronage, 203

Juno; temple at Samos, 153. At Agrigentum,
P. 946

Jupiter; temple at Olympia, 141

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Keeper; of the Fabric, 312, 319. Of the
works, ib.

Keldermans. See "Mansdale "
Kelso abbey, Roxburghshire, 431
Kelston house, Somersetshire, 446
Kenilworth castle, Warwickshire, 398, 414,
423, 438, 446

Kenninghall, Norfolk; mansion, 426
Kennington, Surrey; palace, 423
Kenon disconnecting trap, 2255
Kensington, Middlesex; place, 1683

Kent, William; architect, 511, 17276. Win-
dow by, 2772

Kentish rag stone, 1663s et seq., 1922c et seq.
In spec., 2284

Kenton stone, analysis, 1666
Kerb; see "Curb

Kerby, Northamptonshire; house, 440

Kerr, Robert, architect; his work, The
English Gentleman's House, 3001

Kerrich, Mr.; on proportion, p. 1013, p. 1014
Ketton stone, 1666s. Analysis, 1666
Kew, Middlesex; palace, 527

Keyham dock yard, granite used at, 1671a
Keys and wedges, 1631u

to bib-cocks, 2223s

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Kiln-burnt bricks, 1817

Kilns; in brick-burning, 1817, 1819. In lime-
burning, 1846

Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire; palace, 426
King, bishop; at Bath, p. 1052
King closer; in brickwork, 1896

post, 2031. Roof, 2035a, 2052d
King's College, chapel. See "Cambridge"
King's College, London, 520
King's Langley, Herts; palace, 426
Kirby or Kerby, house, 440

Kirchheim-im-Ries; church, 572

Kirkaldy testing machinery, 2266h

Kirkham, Yorkshire; conventual church, 421

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AACH; abbey church, two apsides, p.
1007

Labour and materials, 2343

Labourers' dwellings, 3012
Labra; of the Roman baths, 255
Lacing courses; in flint work, 1922n

Laconicum; of the Roman baths, 235, 236
Ladles; plumber's, 2212

Lake Albano; niches in buildings at, 2775
Lady; house for, 440

La Maladrerie quarries, 16667
Lambton hall, Durham, 525
Lamego; cathedral, 603

Laminated ribs; in roof, 20526

Lancaster; castle, 398. John of Gaunt's gate-
way at, 416. Stalls, p. 985
Lancet-headed windows, p. 988

Lancet style; origin of the term, 405. Pro-
portion of, p. 1023
Landau; church, 580

Landings; in stone stairs, 1929. Of slate,
2211q. In wood stairs, in spec., 2285d
Lanercost, Cumberland; conventual church,
407

Langeberg, Johann von; architect, 577
Langhans, Carl Gotthard; architect, 366
Langrune; church spire, p. 1000, p. 1004
Lansdowne house, Berkeley square, 517
Lantern; at Ely, p. 1001

Laon; cathedral, 540. Church of St. Martin,
534, 545

Lap; of a slate, 2210

Lapo or Jacopo; architect, 303a, 365

Lapo, Arnolfo di; architect, 323

Lararium; of a Roman house, 253
La ch, 1717

Larder fittings; in spec., 2285h
Larke, T.; surveyor, p. 1035

Lascelles' concrete construction, 1903x
L'Assant; church of St. Pierre, 534
Lastringham, Yorkshire; capital, 390
Latches; different sorts, 2262
Lath for tiling, 2301, 2302. Plasterer's;
diff rent sorts, 2238. In spec.. 2287. In
slating, 22106. Quantity per square, 2248,

2301

Lathing, 2238. To inside of roof, in spec., 2287.
Wire lathing, 2971d.

hammer; tiler's 1908 Staff; tiler's, ib.
Lath layed or plastered and set, 2241
Latin cro s; for a plan, p. 1006
Latomus; a ma-on, 312

Latterkin; glazier's, 2228

Laughton-n-le-Morthen, Yorkshire; church
tower, p. 1002

Launceston, Cornwall; castle, 398

Laundry; in industrial dwellings, 3019, 3025.
Fittings, in spec., 2285h

Lavatio, frigida et calida; of the Greek gym-
nasium, 175

Lavatories, 2223t. In industrial dwellings,
3018, 3025

Lavenham, Suffolk; parochial church, 421.
Screen, p. 986. Roof mouldings, p. 987
Laves's girder, 1630c, 2021d

Lavoûte-Chilhac, in France; gates, 2145c
Layens, Matthew de; architect, 562
Layer Marney, Essex; hall, 426, 1908a
Layers in timber; as regards strength, 16280
Laving; in plasterer's work, 2239
Lazzari, Donato. See "Bramante"
Lead, 1781 et seq. Specific gravity, &c., 1781.
Not altered by exposure to air and water,
1782. Cast and milled, 1783, 1784. Danger
of using water with it, 1785. Marine metal,
1786. See "Plumbery." Strength, 1630r.
Sheet; thickness of, 2215a. In spec., 2288.
Weight of, 2215a, 22156. For cramps, in
spec., 2284d. Old or waste, 2216. Pipes,
2223g. Traps in pipes, 22186

colours, 2272d

covering, 2216

Leads used in glazing, 2228, 2229a
Leadwork; in glazing, 2227

to roof; in spec., 2288. Ornamental,
2217

Leaf of a lead, 2229a

Lean-to roofs, 2052m, 2052p, 2052v, 614
Lear boards, 2285a

Leaseholds; valuation of, p. 1097

Leases held on lives; valuation of, p. 1097
Leau; church of St. Léonard, 557

Lebrun, M.; his analysis of loads and weights
of an order, 2524. Theory as respects ar-
cades, 2618, 2619

Leça do Balio; fortified tower and church,
603

Ledgement tables, p. 980
Lee priory, Kent, 528

Leicester; Roman wall, 382. Church of St.
Martin; roof, 2052n

Le Mercier, Jacques; architect, 359
Leo the Isaurian; destroys statues, 272
Leon; cathedral, 588, 589, 2002k

Leou; in Chinese architecture, described, 100
Lerida; cathedral, 588

Le Roulet; church, 535

Lescot, Pierre; architect, 357, 358

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Liége; cathedral of St. Paul, 557, 560. St.
Croix, 558. St. Jacques, 560. St. Martin's,
ib. St. Barthélemi, ib. St. Jean-en-1-le,
ib. Episcopal palace, 563
Lierne ribs in vaulting, 2002w
Lierre; church of St. Gommaire, 559
Life; annuity tables, p. 1126 et seq. Expecta-
tion of, ib.

Lift; worked by hydraulic, gas, steam, and
hand power, 2223v

Lifting shutters, 2148a

Light; curve for reflection, 1107. Quantity
of, 2747. In hospitals, 2975e

diminution o', through glass, 2226e
Lighting; by gas, 2264 et seq. Comparison of
materials, 2264g. In spec., 22931. By elec-
tricity 22647

Lightning conductor; 2264k. Cords for, 2260.
In spec., 22866

Lights; leadwork for, 2227
Ligorio, Pirro; architect, 345
Lily; in decoration, 87

Lime; 1840. Varieties of limestone, 1841-
1842. Dorking and Merstham, 1843. Lias
formation, 1843a. Hydraulic, 1843d. Brown
most esteemed, 1844. Measures of, 2305.
Effect on iron, 1780a, Best, that which
heats most in slaking, 1848. Use of fresh,
1849. Forming mortar, 1854 et seq. Ex-
amined by Smeaton, 1850.

putty joints, 1900a. Water, 1853
Limehouse, London; church of St. Anne, 499
Limestone, 1841, 1842. How to analyse 1845.
Kilns for burning, 1846, 1847
Limewhiting, 2273q. In spec., 2287
Limoges; cathedral, 547

Lincoln; earthenware tile pipes found at,
2223p. Cathedral, 396, 406, 421. Founders
and dimensions of, 434. Proportion of nave,
p. 1016. Window, p. 988. East window,
p. 991. Purbeck columns, 1681h. Cloister,
groined ceiling, 2023g. Chapter-house,
1499bb. Castle, 394, 398
Lincoln's Inn; new hall and library, 1666d ◄
Lincrusta Walton, 2277h
Lindisfarne, Durham; church, 988
Lindsay & Co.'s fireproof floor, 1903p
Line pins; bricklayer's 1890

Linings; to doors, in spec., 2285c. To damp
walls, of slate, 2211g

Linlithgow; church spire, p. 1002

Lintel, or beam of stone, &c., 15020. Strength
of, 1864i. Of concrete, 1903x. Methods of
joggling, 1925 h. To relieve weight over,
1925f. Of wood, in spec., 2285; of stone,

1925h

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Llanthony, Monmouthshire; church 398
Lloyd's list of timbers, 1728f
Load of fir timber, 2344

Loads and supports in an order; equality of,
2524. Principles of proportion for the
orders, 2525 et seq. In tetrastyle, hexastyle,
and octastyle temples, 2528. Concordance
with the laws given by Vitruvius, 2529.
Ancient examples of, 2531. Principles
applied to points of support, b.

Loam; at ends of timber, 1746. For mould
ing, 2265c

Lobes, in Belgium; destroyed church, 558
Lobes of circul»r windows, to form, p. 995
Lobmar, G. von; master mason, 577
Locher, Lorenz; architect, p. 1009
Loches; castle chapel, 307. Church, 535
Lock; different sorts, 2261.
2261a

Furniture

Lock rails of a door, 2130
Lodge or workshop, 317, 322a
Logan or rocking stones, 25
Aoyelov; of the Greek theatre, 172
Lomazzo, G. P.; painter, translation of his
work, 438

Lombard; Gothic, 608. Style, 623
Lombardi, the; architects, p. 1013
Lombards; overrun Italy, their civilisation
and works, 280

London; commission temp. James I. to prevent
building on new foundations, 457. Build-
ing stones used in, 1666c. Bridge, 1671e
University college library, 2192a

-; St. Paul's old cathedral, 396; founders
and dimensions, 434; repaired, 457; spire,
p. 1001. New cathedral, 339, 14997, 2828;
designs for, 467; ruins removed, 468; fir t
and last stones laid, 469; description of,
470-474; cost, 475; dimensions compared
with St. Peter's, ib.; size compared with
three other principal churches of Europe,
476; defect in section in comparison, 477;
points of support and mechanical skill,
478; its defects and abuses, 479; failures in,
ib.; fine view of, 2503; points of support
of, 1581; timbering of dome, 2049; propor-
tion of, p. 1065; steps, 1681; mosaic work,
2231h

churches; Christ church, Spitalfields,
499. St. Dunstan's-in-the-East, 485; spire,
p. 1002. St. George's, Bioomsbury, 499. St.
George's, Hanover Square, 499. St. Giles'-
in-the-Fields, 512. St. James', Westminster,
875, 2875. St. John's, Westminster, 498. St.
Martin's-in-the-Fields, 502; roof of do.,
2046; spire, p. 1004. St. Luke's, Old Street,
523. St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, ib.
Mary-le-Bow, 484. St. Mary-le Strand,
508. St. Mary Woolnoth, 499. St. Stephen
Walbrook, 483. St. Olave, 512. Temple
church, p. 1006; proportion of, 1012. See
"Southwark "

See under names herein.
Londonderry; docks, 1671h
Longford castle, Wiltshire; 440, 452
Longford hall, Shropshire; 525
Longleat house, Wiltshire; 446

St.

Long Meg and her daughters; circle of, in
Cumberland, 16

Looker's ventilator. 22780
Loriot's cement, 1859k, 1865
Lorme, De; See "Delorme "
Lorsch; convent, 283
Louis, V.; architect, 2951

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Maglione, Ferrante; architect, 613

Magnetic oxide of iron paint, 2273g.
Mahadeo; temple at Ellora, 56

Mahogany, 1727 et seq. Spani-h, ib. Hon-
duras, 17270, 1749a. African, 1727d. Doors,
in spec., 2285ƒ

Maidstone, Kent; parish church, 408, 421
Mainz, J. von; architect, 577
Maitani, L.; architect, 615

Malines, 564. Cathedral, 557. Church of
Notre Dame, ib., 559

Malleable iron, 1762, 1764 et seq. Cast iron,
2255i

Mallet; mason's, 1909. Plumber's, 2212
Mallett's buckled iron plates, 1903f
Malm or marl stock, 1820, 1821

Malmesbury, Wiltshire; abbey church, porch,
p. 998. Masons' marks, 3226
Man's power, 1342

MAS

Manchester, Lancashire; college, 421. Ca
thedral, dates, and founders, 434
Manchester grate, 2279d

Manders's distemper, 2274b. Stains, 2276
Manger; in spec., 2285h

Manorial houses; of timber, 439

Manresa; collegiate church of Sta Maria do
la Seo, 586, 594 Sta Maria del Carmen, ib.
Mans; church of St. Julien, 540

Mansard, Jules Hardouin; architect, 359
Mansard roof; described, 2035

Mansdaele, A. D. and R. van; architects,
563

Mansfield Woodhouse stone, 1666d, 1666e.
Red Mansfield, analysis, 1666, 1666z
Mansion house, London, 523

Mansions; of the Tudor age, 429

Mantua; church of Sta Maria della Grazie,
near, 624

Marble, 1673 et seq. External characters and
constituent parts, 1674. Burnt into quick-
lime, 1675. Different varieties, modern,
1676 et seq.
For Ancient marble, see
GLOSSARY. Weights, 1683d. Crushing
weight, 1500, 1502g.
White Marble at

Milan, 621. Hopton Wood stone, 1666i.
Use of, 2002aa et seq. Mouldings for marble
work, 2002

chimney-piece; in spec., 2284d
mantles and beams, 1502q
paper; in spec., 2291

tar pavement, 1908d

arch, London, 1677b

hill, Twickenham, Middlesex, 508
Marbling, 2276a

Marburg, church of St. Elizabeth, 566, 567;
apse of, p. 1007. Church, 567

Marcellus; theatre at Rome, 226, 258
Marchione of Arezzo; architect, 613
Marco da Campione; architect, 619
da Frisone; architect, 619
Marezzo imitation marble, 2250m

Margam abbey, Glamorganshire; bands to
shafts, p. 989

Margaritone, of Arezzo; architect, 613
Margary's patent for preparing timber, 1752
Margins of the xystus, 175
Marigold window, p. 993

Marl stocks, 1820, 1821

Marlborough grate, 2279d

Marlborough house, London, 1683
Marmorarius, 312

Marquetry, 2173g

Mars Ultor; temple at Rome, 210

Marseilles; church of St. Victor, 540, 545
Marsh, -;_architect, 466

Martinelli, Domenico; architect, 365
Martinez, Alfonso; architect, 595

Diego; architect, 592
Martin's cement, 1866.
In spec., 2287

Use of, 22516, 2251d.

Mason, 312 et seq. In spec., 2284
Masonry, 1909 et seq. Tools used in, 1999,
1910. Scientific operations of stone-cutting,
1930 et seq. Dome vaulting, 1956 et seq.

at Amiens, after Roman models, p. 1060
Masons' marks on stone, 316, 322
Mason's work; in spec., 2284. How mea-
sured, 2371

Masques; by Inigo Jones, 460

Mass and void; measurement of, p. 1043
Masses; proportioning of, p. 912

Master mason, 312, 317 et seq., p. 1045

of the works, 312, 319

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Meath, bishop of; house for, 527
Mecca; houses, how built, 131
Mechanical arts; not absolutely necessary to
progress of architecture, 9

Mechanics and statics; general observations
and definition, 1240-1243. Parallelogram
of forces, 1244-1259. Of the lever, 1260-
1265. Centre of gravity, 1266-1268. Cen-
tre of gravity of lines, 1269-1274. Centre
of gravity of surfaces, 1275-1280. Centre
of gravity of solids, 1281-1290. Centre of
gravity of irregular solids, 1291, 1292. Of
the inclined plane, 1293-1306. Of the
wheel and axle, 1307-1314. Of the pulley,
1315-1320. Of the wedge, 1321-1323.
Of the screw, 1324-1330. Of friction,
1331-1341. Values of moving powers,
1342-1352

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Medina del Campo; Castillo de la mota, 596
Meillant, château de, 548

Meissen; church of St. Afra, 566. Choir. 567,
569, 572

Melbourne, now Dover, house, Whitehall,
524

Mells church, Somersetshire; lead of glass,
2229a

Melrose, Roxburghshire; abbey, 431
Melton, Suffolk; parochial church, 398
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire; parochial
church, 421

Members, of mouldings, 2129

Memel; deals, &c., 1729d. Timber, 1729g
Memnonium; statues described, 85
Mende; bell tower, 532

Menilmontant; abattoir at Paris, 2935
Mennie; architect, 2975a

Mensuration, 1212-1237, 2295 et seq.
Merab, in Arabia; reservoir of, 118
Mercury; bichloride of, 1752
Mereworth, Kent; villa, 504, 3000
Merinville; round church, p. 1006
Meroë; pyramids, 304

Merseburg; cathedral, 583

Merton college chapel, Oxford, 421. Ceiling
of library, 2023a. Window, p. 989

Messina; cathedral, boarding to roof, 2173a.
Houses, 626

Meta of the Roman circus, 240

Metal work; wrought, 2255h et seq.

Metallic canvas, 1786. Sand, 1852c. Con-
crete, 1905c

Metals; transverse strength of, 16287
topa; origin of, 135

Metz; cathedral, 545. Proportion of, p. 1016.
Aqueduct, 223

Mews, Charing Cross; arcade at, 2635
Mexico; architecture of, 109 et seq. City of,
described, 117. Pyramids of, 111, 112
Miao, or idol temples in Pekin, 104
Mica; in granite, 1669

Michelozzi, Michelozzo; architect, 323
Middle class houses in Paris and London,
2995a

panels, rails, and stiles; of a door,

2130

pointed work; proportion in, p. 975
Middleburg, Yorkshire; castle, 423
Middleham, Yorkshire; castle, 398

Middlesex hospital, London; Parian cement
used in, 2251k. Ventilation of, 2278m,
22780

Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire; church
porch, p. 998

Middleton, lord; house for, 440
Middleton-on-the-Wolds, Yorkshire; propor-
tion of church, p. 1015

Mignot, or Mignotto, J.; architect, p. 1008
Milan; cathedral, 365, 586, 619; proportion
of, p. 1008, p. 1013, p. 1016, p. 1037;
apse, p. 1007; marble used in building,
1677a. Church of Sta Maria della Grazie,
624. Hospital, 2974. Theatre, 2958
Military architecture in England, 382, 391,
394, 402, 413

Mill bar iron, 1760

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