An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 54
... colours of gold , pink , light blue , nearest the eye , and the last furthest from it ; 100ft . and a dusky purple , the first colour being the general surface , however , is white . The walls , to the height of four feet , were lined ...
... colours of gold , pink , light blue , nearest the eye , and the last furthest from it ; 100ft . and a dusky purple , the first colour being the general surface , however , is white . The walls , to the height of four feet , were lined ...
Page 71
... colours , that of blue smalt more especially , In this building deep The corona was deep blue , and the gutta of a brown red ; the foliage of the cymatium was alternately streaked with blue and red , the ground being green , which colour ...
... colours , that of blue smalt more especially , In this building deep The corona was deep blue , and the gutta of a brown red ; the foliage of the cymatium was alternately streaked with blue and red , the ground being green , which colour ...
Page 260
... colour , which in this case is produced by black basaltic lava and yellowish - grey limestone Although the first ... coloured glass in. ELEVATION OF THE PALAZZO BUON SIGNORI , SIENA . ELEVATION OF HOUSE , SAN GIMIGNANO . ELEVATION OF ...
... colour , which in this case is produced by black basaltic lava and yellowish - grey limestone Although the first ... coloured glass in. ELEVATION OF THE PALAZZO BUON SIGNORI , SIENA . ELEVATION OF HOUSE , SAN GIMIGNANO . ELEVATION OF ...
Page 450
... Colour is of more importance in the selection of a stone for a building to be situated in a populous and smoky town , than for one to be placed in an open country , where all edifices usually become covered , as before stated , with ...
... Colour is of more importance in the selection of a stone for a building to be situated in a populous and smoky town , than for one to be placed in an open country , where all edifices usually become covered , as before stated , with ...
Page 455
... Colour . variega- ted . MYLNEFIELD ,. Name of Quarry , and Proprietor of where situated . Quarry . Component Parts Colour . of Stone . Weight of a Cubic Foot in its lb. oz . s . d . 8. d . 1 4 ton , Surrey . son . grains , with a light ...
... Colour . variega- ted . MYLNEFIELD ,. Name of Quarry , and Proprietor of where situated . Quarry . Component Parts Colour . of Stone . Weight of a Cubic Foot in its lb. oz . s . d . 8. d . 1 4 ton , Surrey . son . grains , with a light ...
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