Montague house, Portman Square, 516 Montalegre; cathedral, 607
Montecchio villa; cornice of, 2725
Montenegro; church of San Agostino, 624 Montereau, Pierre de; architect, 303a Monument of London, 486, 2603
of Lysicrates, 163
sepulchral. See "Tomb'
Monza; cathedral, 618. Church of Sta Maria in Strada, 624. Of the Dominicans, ib. Broletto, 613
Moore, Sir George; house for, 440
Moorish architecture; in Portugal, 600. In Spain, 585
Mora, Giovanni Gomez de; architect, 371 Morard; abbot of St. Germain des Prés, 289 Morecroft, Dr.; architect, 466
Moresque, or Arabian architecture, 118 et seq., 272. Decline of, 128. In Portugal, 600. In Spain, 585
Moreton hall, Cheshire, 439 Morienval church; apse, p. 1007 Morra timber, 17286
Morries Stirling's patent iron, 17656 Morse's oil paint, 2273g. Distemper, 2274a Mortar, 1851 et seq. Mode of making, 1855. Additions to, 1858. Cendre de Tournai, 1859. Blue, 1859a. Ashes mortar, 18596. Liquid or grout, 1860. Adhesive power of, upon stones and bricks, 1494 et seq Selenitic, 2250a. Five mortars, 2250h. In spec., 2282. For stone, in spec., 2284c. How measured, 2305
beds, should be thin, 1856, 1900 joints, 1900, 1915a
Mortise; bolt, 2259. Gauge, 2120. Lock, 2261
brickwork, 1904. In spec., 2293a Mouldings; in joinery, 2126-2129. measu.ed, 2359. Of deal, covered with lead, in spec., 2288. Of stone, in spec., 2284a. Of marble, 2002/
Grecian, and Roman, and Italian, 2531. Proper places of, 2533. Their contours, how to describe, 268, 2534. Ornaments of, 2535. How they should be arranged, ib.
Gothic, p. 969 et seq. French, English, Venetian, and German, p. 975. At Amiens cathedral, p. 1061. Proportions of, p. 1019 et seq. Mode of setting out, 2002r. woodwork, p. 984 et seq.
penetration of, 578, p. 974
Moulds, for carving. 2121d
Mountain limestone, 1666bb
Mount Surrey, Norwich; mansion, 426
Mouth, or hollow, 2532 Mozat; church, 534 Mud architecture, 1903y
Muenster; church of St. Lambert, 572. House, 582
Muff; of glass, 1870a Muir's ventilator, 2278q Mujelibe, Babylon, 39, 41
Mulgrave cement blocks, 1903bb
Mullions, p. 975, p. 990 et seq. Strength of stone, 1502c. Fixing glass in, 2227a. Of clerestory at Winchester, p. 1032. St. George's chapel, Windsor, p. 1051
Munich; Glyptotheca and Pinacotheca, 2918, 2923. Brick cathedral, 579
Muntz's metal for coating iron, 2224ƒ Muraline, 2277h
Muralis, 2277h
Murcia; cathedral, 594 Musgrave stove, 2279d
Mycena; Cyclopean walls, 28, 30, 33, 178. Treasury, 36. Tomb, 304. Gate, 34 Mylne, Robert; architect, 522
Naked flooring, 2013. How measured, 2334 Nancy; palace, 584
Nantes; cathedral, 540
Naples; good Gothic fragment, 625. Palazzi, ib. Building of Castel Nuovo, p. 1013. Walls at San Filippo Neri, 1535, 1552. Theatre of San Carlos, 2967 Narbonne; cathedral, 540, 545 Narni; bridge, 222
Nebuchadnezzar's prison; same as Birs Nem- roud, 40
Nebule; ornament, 397
Needle; thatcher's, 2211s
points; in spec., 2291
Neglect; in dilapidations, p. 1100 Nelson's column, London, 1671b Nero; facade of, at Rome, 262
Nerta Chabei, temple at Chillambaram, 58 Netley, Hampshire; conventual church, 407. Hospital, 2975a
Neumann; architect, 365
Neutral axis; of a beam, 1628e, 1628z, 1630c Nevers; cathedral, 540. Two apsides, p. 1007 Nevile, Sir Henry; house for, 440
New Grange, near Drogheda, in Ireland, 35 New Shoreham, Sussex; parish church, 398 Newall's copper cords, 2260
Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire; paro- chial church, 421
Newcastle, duke of; house for, in Lincoln's Inn Fields, 465
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland; pa- rochial church of St. Nicholas, 485; tower, p. 1002. Cathedral church, p. 197. Castle, 394, 398
Newel of stone stairs; open and solid, 1926. Of wood, in spec., 2285d Newgate prison, London, 523
Newman system of iron drains, 1888n Newton's process for preserving stone, 1667m Nice; amphitheatre, 228
Niche; in brickwork, 1905. In joinery, 2197. In carpentry, 2066, 2067
Niches, 2773 et seq. Not found in early Greek works, 2774. At the Maison Carrée, and other places, 2775. Their decorations, 2776. Rules for proportioning, 2777. Tiers of, in stories, 2778. Chambers's rules for, 2779. Depth of, 2780. Examples of, 2781-2787 Nidging; in masonry, 1915
Nienburg an der Saale; church, 567 Niesenberger, Johann; architect, 579 Nilometer; in Egypt, 91
Noerdlingen; church of St. George, 580 Noirlac: church, 534
Nomenclature; of Gothic mouldings, p. 970. Of classic mouldings, 2532
of Gothic architecture; English, p. 967. French, 536. Belgian, 553. German, 565 in vaulting, 1499v
Non-compressibility of water, 2223w Non-conducting felt, 2210d
Nonsuch, Surrey; palace, 426
Norba; Cyclopean remains, 32 Norfolk latch, 2262
Norman, Juan; architect, 595
Norman and Saxon styles; difference between them, 397
architecture, 383, 392 et seq. Character- istics of, 397. In England, p. 967. Exam- ples of, 398. Cathedrals, 396. Churches, 290. Columns, 397. Arches, ib. Arches of entrance, ib. Windows, ib., p. 988. Ceil- ings, 397. Walls, ib. Ornaments, ib. Plans, ib. Mouldings, 397, p. 971, p. 972. Piers, p. 976. Capitals, p. 977. Base, p. 979. Ribs, p. 980, Hood moulds, p. 981. Plinths, p. 982. Parapet, p. 983. Doorways, p. 997. Porches, p. 998. Towers, p. 1000
bishops, and their works, 396
work, system of proportion, p. 1017. Manner of building, p. 1023 Normandy; spires of, p. 1005 Norrey church; spire, p. 995
Northampton; parochial church of St. Peter,
Nosing of stairs, 2180. In dilapidations, p 1096
Notices; to give, in spec., 2280k
Notre Dame de l'Epine; church, 547
Notre Dame le Puy; churches of St. Martin and St. Giles; doors, 2145c
Nottingham; castle, 423. County hall and prison, 526
Noyon; cathedral, 534, 545. Hotel de Ville, 550
Nubia; temples and remains of, 92
Numbers; use of, in proportion, p. 1005 et seq., p. 1015. At Cologne, p. 1011
Nuremberg; church in castle, p. 1013. Church of St. Lawrence, 579, 580. St. Mary, 572. St. Sebald, two apsides, p. 1007
Nymphea Lotus, or water lily; source of Egyptian ornament, 87
species of, ib. That called Cyzicene, ib. Eillet holes; at Caernarvon castle, 402 Ogee; moulding, p. 973, 2129. Arches, to draw, 1943d et seq. Arch in Venice, 610 Ogive; its derivation, 538
Oils; in painting, 2271a et seq. Deterioratica of, 2271c
Olite; church of S. Pedro, 589 Oliva; nave and refectory, 583 Olotzaga, Juan de; architect, 367, 591 Olympia; temple of Jupiter, 141
Omodeo, Giovanni Antonio; architect, 365, 620
Onyx marble, 2002gg
Open fires, 22796
Medieval roofs, 2052d, 2211n
work spires, p. 1005
Opera house, at Buda-Pesth, 2971k. "Theatre"
Opere Francigeno, 569
Oporto; cathedral, 600. San Francisco, 601 Oppenheim; church of St. Catherine, 322,
567, 569. Choir, p. 1006
Opus Grecanicum, 2231e
Orcagna, Andrea; architect, 323
Orchestra; of a Roman theatre, 226. Of a Greek theatre, 172
Orchomenos; treasury at, 37
Order. See "Tuscan," "Doric," &c.
of an arch and mouldings, 1922o, p. 971, p. 974, p. 990 Orders; character of the different, 2538 et sq. Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, 2559. Sir Henry Wotton's description of them, 2540. Invention of new ones, 2541. Eu-
ORD tablatures, height of, in, 2542. Mode of measuring them, 2550. Application of,
Orders of architecture, 2523 et seq. Consist of essential and subservient parts, 2523. Are five in number, ib. Mode of profiling an order. ib. Lebrun's analysis of loads and supports in an order, 2524. Principles of proportion as to loads and supports, 2525 et seq. Systyle intercolumniation produced by such principles, 2527. Principles of load and supports carried into tetrastyle, hexa- style, and octastyle temples, 2528 et seq. Concordance thereof with the laws given by Vitruvius, 2529. Ancient examples of dif- ferent orders in verification of the theory, 2531. Principles applied to points of sup port, ib. Tuscan, 2553. Doric, 2560. Ionic, 2573. Corinthian, 2582. Composite, 2591 Orders above orders, 2642 et seq. Vitru-
vius thereon, 2643. Scamozzi's rule, 2644. Laws of solidity respecting, 2645. Axes of upper and lower columns, how placed, 2646. Disposition of, according to Cham- bers, 2647 et seq. Doric above Tuscan, 2648. Ionic above Doric, 2649. Corinthian above
Ionic, 2650. Composite above Corinthian, 2651. Eligible intercolumniations, 2652 Orford castle, Suffolk, 398
Orgagna, Andrea; architect, 327
Oriel window, 415
Orleans; cathedral, 549. Church of Notre Dame de bonnes nouvelles, 289
Orme, Philibert de L'; architect. See "De- lorme"
Ornament; a non-essential in architecture,
2486. Gothic, p. 995. Drawing of, 2383c Ornamental wrought iron work, 2255h et seq. Ornamented English architecture, 409 et seq. Characteristics of, in arches, columns, win- dows, roofs, or ceilings, and ornaments, 420 Ornaments of mouldings; how to arrange, 2535. How to be cut, 2536. Degree of relief they should have, 2537. Of the Grecian edifices suitable to their destination, 164. In stone, in spec., 2284b
Orsenigo, Simone da; architect, 619 Orthographia; of Vitruvius, p. 1013 Orvieto cathedral, 615
Osmaston manor, Derby; warming and venti- lating, 2279c
Osterley house, Middlesex, 446, 447
Ostiarius; of a Roman house, 246
Osymandyas; tomb of, 85
Otricoli; amphitheatre, 228
Ouguet, David; architect, 604, 605
Oundle, Northamptonshire; church window, p. 988
Ourem; castle, 603
Ourscamp; church, 540 Out of winding, 2123
Outline; the fundamental principle of draw- ing, 2382
Outside linings; of a sash frame, 2147. Stiles of a door, 2130
Oven; how measured, 2314. Of brick or iron, in spec., 22826 Overseer, 312, 319
Ovolo, 2129. Echinus or quarter round,
Oxford; Christ Church cath. Chapter-house, 460. Founders and dimensions, 434. Win- dow, p. 989. Church of St. Aldate, p. 1004. Of St. Mary, 421. Of St. Peter, 398. New
Painter's; tools, 2268. Work, in spec., 2290. Estimating, 2379
Painting, 2267 et seq. Iron work. 1780a. Stonework 1667i. On cement, 2273h
and sculpture; intimately connected with architecture, 68. Much used in Orna- mented English architecture, 412. In Egyptian architecture, 86. On walls, as decorations, 2519, 2522
Palace; at Westminster, 423. At Oxford, ib. At Woodstock, ib. At Kennyngton, ib. Palæstra; of the Greek gymnasium, 175 Palambino marble, 2002cc
Palatial houses; list of Elizabethan, 446 Paleing or soldering, 2223f
Palencia; casa del Ayuntamiento, 596 Palermo; cathedral, 319. Walls at San Giuseppe, 1535. At San Dominico, ib. Houses at, 626. Sta Maria della Catena, ib. Palazzo Reale, door, 2145c
Paley, F. A.; writer on mouldings, p. 969 Paling, park; in spec., 22856
Palladian school of architecture, 464 Palladio, Andrea; architect, 352-354. Win- dows by, 2761, 2765, 2766.Theatre, 2948. Palm-tree leaf; in Egyptian ornament, 87 Palma; church of the Dominicans, 586 Palmyra; extraordinary structures, 196, 197. Niches, 2775
Pamplona; cathedral, 594
Pandoo Koolies; of Hindostan, 12
Panel; of a door, 2130, 21456. Of slate, 2211q Paneling; timber for, 1729f, 2125c Pantheon; at Rome, 215, 216, 262, 2547, 1499n, 1499p. p. 954. Lighted from a very small aperture, 2747. Niches, 2775, 2779, 2787, Capitals, p. 956, p. 957. Proportion, p. 1021. p. 1065
of the Escurial; the sepulchres of the kings of Spain, 371. See "Paris
theatre; in Oxfor 1 Street, 527, 2089 Pantiles, 1838. Gauge, 1906, 1907, 1907a. Table of the number required for a given quantity of work, 2321
Panton, Mr.; a house designed for, 440
Parigi, Alfonso and Giulio; architects, 331 Pariquadrato proportion, p. 1013 Paris; cathedral, 539, 541, 570; doorway, 539; apse, p. 1007. Ste. Chapelle, 540. Decoration copied at Cologne, 567. Church of St. Eustache, 549. St. Etienne du Mont, 549, 2002r. St. Sulpice, 362. St. Geneviève, or the Panthéon, 289, 361, 476, 477, p. 1048; dome, 1499m; points of support, 1581. St. Germain des Prèz, 289; shafts, p. 1023. St. Germain l'Auxerrois, 547
; abbey of St. Antoine; near, 310
; street architecture, 364. Houses in Rue de la Victoire, casement in, 2165f. Fau- bourg St. Germain, 440
Napoleon column, 2603. Hospitals, 2278z, 2974. Invalides, 1581. The Louvre, façade of, 359, 2613; windows, 2760. Ob- servatory, 359. Garde-meuble and mint 360. Théâtre du Chatelet, mode of lighting, 2264f. Théâtres Italien and Français, 2958. New Opera house, 2972. Halle aux bleds, 2051
Park Nook stone; analysis, 1666
Park Spring stone, 1667w
Parker's cement, See "Roman cement" Parliament hinges, 2258a
Parma; theatre, 2948, 2958 Parocona; temple at Ellora, 56 Parquetry, 2173e. In spec., 22856 Parthenon. See "Minerva, temple to Parting bead of a sash frame, 2147. Strip in a sash frame, 2165
Partitions; in carpentry, 2024, 2025. How measured, 2336. Weight of, 1628b. Brick- nog, 1902; in spec., 22826. Half brick, 1902a. Stone slab, ib. Tiles, ib. Hollow brick, 1902b. Glazed, 2231. Quartered, in spec., 2285a. Timber for, 1729f. deal, in spec., 22856. Gaspipes should not be enclosed in, 22646
plate glass, 18726, 1873. Rough plate glass, 1878. Slating, 2210h Paths, in spec., 2281
Patrixbourne, Kent; circular window in church, p. 993 Pattern-making, 2265ƒ
Pavements, 1666i, 19030. Ornamental, 1839, 1908c. In spec., 2284c light, 2255
Pavia; church of the Certosa, 619; terra- cotta, 1908j. Church of St. Michael,
Paving, 1905c et seq. How measured, 2300 2372. Granite, 1671e. 1672. Brick, 1827, 18316. In spec., 22826. Tile, 1839a et seq. In spec., 22826. With cements, 2251. Making good, in spec., 2284c. Black and white marble, 2002cc. Tar, 1905h Pavodilos floor, 21736
Pavonazzetto marble, 2002bb, 2002gg Paxton, Sir Joseph, p. 1063
Pay-leou, or triumphal arches of the Chinese, 107
Payne's patent for preparing timber, 1752 Peabody dwellings, Commercial Street, 3014; described, 3024 et seq.
Peace, temple of; at Rome, 217, 2547, 2775. See "Constantine, basilica of " Peckings, 1823
Pede, Henry van; architect, 562, 563 Pedestals, 2599 et seq. Table showing their heights, ancient and modern, 2601. Parts 2602. Dies, 2603. Employment of, 2604 Pediment; origin of, 135. Observation by Cicero on, ib. Inclination, Roman, 269. Of varied forms, 2716. How they should be used, 2717, 2718. Vitruvius's rule respect- ing, 2719. Different sizes in same façade to be avoided, 2720. Mode of connecting the horizontal and raking parts, 2721. Heights of; how regulated, 2722. Face of tympa- num; how disposed, 2723. Working of; in spec., 2284b.
Peel; cathedral, 1681
Pegmata; of the amphitheatre, 250 Pekin, palace, 103
Pelasgic buildings, 27
Pelican Office, Lombard Street, 515 Pellegrini, Pellegrino; architect, 621 Pellet ornament, 397
Pembroke; Philip, earl of, 461 Penaria; of a Roman house, 253
Pendentives, 2090. Conical, for covers ceilings of square rooms, 2091. To find springing lines, 2092. Method of coving a square room with spherical, 2093. To find intersections of ribs in, 2094. In dome stone vaulting, 1999 et seq., 2002u, 2002r. At Caudebec, p. 1053. In towers, p. 1003, p. 1004. In carpentry, 2090 et seq. Penetration of mouldings, 578, p. 974 Pennethorne, James; architect, 520, 1666ả Penrose, F. C.; architect, on proportion, p.
Penshurst house, Kent, 446
Pentagon form, p. 1036
Pentalpha form, p. 1036 Pentelic marble, 1676
Penthouse roofs; in Italy, 614
Peon or poon wood, 1728d
Perch, a measure of length; used in setting out a building, p. 1057, p. 1058
Perforated glass, 1879. Ventilator, 2231a, 3037. Zine, 2224/
Pergula; of a Roman house, 253
Pericles; architecture of Greece under, 111 Peridromedes; of a Greek gymnasium, 175 Périgueux church of St. Front, 307; and St. Etienne de la Cité, 535
Periods of Gothic architecture, p. 967 Peristylium; of a Greek gymnasium, 175. Of a Roman house, 245, 252, 253
Perkins' system of heating by hot water,
Perpendicular period of Gothic architecture in England, p. 967. Work, proportion in, p. 1017. Mouldings, p. 973. Piers, p. 977. Capitals, p. 978. Bases, p. 979. Ribs, p. 980. Hood moulds, p. 982. Plinths, p. 982. Parapet, p. 983. Wood mouldings, p. 985. Windows, p. 990. Window jambs, p. 992. Doorways, p. 997. Porches, p. 999. Towers, p. 1002
Perpignan; cathedral, 545. Church, 586 Perrault, Claude; architect, 359, 360 Persepolis, or ruins of Chel-Minar, 46-49. Architectural details compared with those of Egypt and Persia, 50
Persia; present architecture of, 51 Persians, 2682, 2684
Persienne blinds, 2165f
Perspective, 2405 et seq. Temp. 1565, 440 Perugia; Madonna di Monte Luce, 624. San Ercolano, 616. Sta Giuliana, ib. Pestagalli, P.; architect, 620 Petchorsky; convent of, at Kiev, 375 Peterborough, Northamptonshire; cathedral,
396, 398. Founders and dimensions, 434. Spire of staircase, p. 1005. Apse, p. 1007. Lantern, groined ceiling, 2023g
Petersburg deals, &c. 1729e. See "St. Peters- burg"
Petershamn house, for Lord Harrington, 510 Petra; ruins of, 3
Petworth marble, 166k, 1681g Pevensey castle, Sussex, 391 Pew hinges, 22586
Pewing, 944. In spec., 2285h
Philip of Macedon; portico of, in Delos, 151 Phillip's rolled iron girder, 1629f Phoenician architecture, 9, 54 Phygalia; temple, p. 943, p. 945 Pickart, Jan; architect, 558 Picked, to granite, 1915c
Pied du roi; a measure of length, p. 1057 Pier; on a column, 1925d. Gates and piers, 2734. Rules for finding proper stability, 1563-1582. To windows, 2754. Of medi- æval buildings, p. 975 et seq. Circular, p. 1023. At Amiens cathedral, p. 1061. Canterbury cathedral, p. 1040. St. Ouen, at Rouen, ib. St. George's chapel, Wind- sor, p. 1051. Henry VII.'s chapel, p. 1054. In basement, in spec., 2282a. See "Pillars" Pierced bricks, 1831f
Pierrefonds; church of St. Etienne, 534 Pig; of iron, 1765. Of lead, 1782 Pilaster, 2671 et seq. At Trevi, 2672. Pro- jection of, 2673. When used with columns, 2674. Pilaster capitals, 2675, 2677 et seq. Supposed to represent columns, 2676. To be avoided at inward angles, 2680. En- gaged, 2615. Stone, in spec., 2284a. Of wood, in spec., 2285g
Piles, how measured, 2331 Pillar or column; centre, 1500
Pillars, see" Beams and Pillars." Of materials in testing, 1502e. Compression of, 1630y et seq. Carrying up, 1923. In a church, mode of strengthening, 557. Of Westmin- ster Abbey,
See" Piers 968; bands of shafts, p. 969.
Pinacotheca; of a Roman house, 252, 253 Pine wood, 1712
Pisa; Duomo, 286, p. 1042. Baptistery, 291, 292, p. 1037. Sta Caterina, 613. Francesco, ib. San Martino, 616. House, 614. Campo Santo, 291, 293. Campanile, ib. Casement adopted there, 2165c Pisano, Niccolo; architect, 613 Piscina; of the Roman baths, 235 Pisè work, 1993bb
Pistoia; San Salvatore, 613. San Domenico, ib. San Francesco, ib., 616. La Quarquonia, 614. Baptistery of San Giovanni Rotundo, 616. Palazzo della comunità, 618. Palazzo pretorio, ib.
Pitch or slope of a roof, 1906, 20406, 2052n Pitching; for paving, 1672. Piece in stairs, 206
Place brick, 1817, 1823
Placentia palace, at Greenwich, 423
Plain tiles, 1835. Table of the number re- quired for a given quantity of work, 2301, 2321. Gauge, 1906. Setting in mortar, and dry, ib.
Plan, 2490a. Distribution of, 2489 Plane trigonometry, 1033-1055 Planes, in geometry, 969-978
—, in carpentry; Jack, trying, long, jointer, smoothing, 2102; compass, forkstaff, straight block, 2103; rebate, moving, fillis- ter, sash fillister, plough, 2104; moulding, 2105; bead, and snipe bill, 2106 Planing machine, 2124a, 2124c Plank, 1710. How measured, 2331 Planking; to doors, 2145a
Planted work; in Gothic joinery, 2175c Plasencia; cathedral, 596. Parochial church p. 1019
Plaster; adhesive power of, 1494. Fireproof, 22466. Fibrous plaster slab, 2246b. Slate ground for, 2246d. Quantity to cover a surface, 2248. New inventions, 2250a et seq.
of Paris, 1866c. Used in walling, 2249a Plasterer's work; in spec., 2287. Estimating, 2376. Work, in Dublin, 2246a Plastering, 2232 et seq. Quantity of different materials in a given number of yards, 2248. Porous, 3031
Plate girder, 1629a et seq., 1629p
glass, 1870a, 18726, 1875. Patent, 18726. Rough, 1877
iron, 1764f. Strength of, 1630r, 1630v. Weight per foot, 2254
rack; in spec., 2285g
tracery, p. 989, p. 999
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