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Page 21
On arriving at the top of this staircase , was found another large platform , paved
with large blocks of stone ; and at the distance of twenty - two feet two inches from
the parapet of the landing , are the most northern columns ( lettered D ) ...
On arriving at the top of this staircase , was found another large platform , paved
with large blocks of stone ; and at the distance of twenty - two feet two inches from
the parapet of the landing , are the most northern columns ( lettered D ) ...
Page 36
This is , however , closed breast high by a species of pedestals half inserted in
the columns , and in the central intercolumniation a doorway is constructed with
piers over which are a lintel and cornice cut through . From this portico a doorway
...
This is , however , closed breast high by a species of pedestals half inserted in
the columns , and in the central intercolumniation a doorway is constructed with
piers over which are a lintel and cornice cut through . From this portico a doorway
...
Page 37
The only difference among thos : columns which are circular and plain is in their
having hieroglyphics , or not . Of the second sort there are many varieties , of
which we here present three specimens ( fig . 57. ) . They have the appearance of
...
The only difference among thos : columns which are circular and plain is in their
having hieroglyphics , or not . Of the second sort there are many varieties , of
which we here present three specimens ( fig . 57. ) . They have the appearance of
...
Page 45
The roof stands on wooden columns ; and its extremities , projecting beyond the
walls , are usually decorated with the representation of a dragon . 102. In the
system of carpentry practised by the Chinese , the columns and beams look more
...
The roof stands on wooden columns ; and its extremities , projecting beyond the
walls , are usually decorated with the representation of a dragon . 102. In the
system of carpentry practised by the Chinese , the columns and beams look more
...
Page 53
82. is a diagram ) formed by seventeen ranks of columns , and a wall pierced with
arches , from south to north , and thirty - two narrower naves from east to west .
Each of these naves is about 16 ft . wide from north to south , and about 400 ft ...
82. is a diagram ) formed by seventeen ranks of columns , and a wall pierced with
arches , from south to north , and thirty - two narrower naves from east to west .
Each of these naves is about 16 ft . wide from north to south , and about 400 ft ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & Practical |
| Author | Joseph Gwilt |
| Editor | Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1891 |
| Length | 1443 pages |
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