An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... construction , that still , as of old , where it abours its adoption prevails . At first , the natural order seems to be that which Vitrus .. describes in the first chapter of his second book . " The first attempt , " says our auth ...
... construction , that still , as of old , where it abours its adoption prevails . At first , the natural order seems to be that which Vitrus .. describes in the first chapter of his second book . " The first attempt , " says our auth ...
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... CONSTRUCTION . connect them . On the extreme ends of these two trees are laid two other trees , transverse- ly the space which the house will enclose is thus marked out . The four sides being so set out , towers are raised , whose walls ...
... CONSTRUCTION . connect them . On the extreme ends of these two trees are laid two other trees , transverse- ly the space which the house will enclose is thus marked out . The four sides being so set out , towers are raised , whose walls ...
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... construction occasionally appears . The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft . There are , in some places , very slight projections from the walls ...
... construction occasionally appears . The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft . There are , in some places , very slight projections from the walls ...
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... construction . It is , moreover , well known that Egypt was extremely bare of wood , and especially of such as was suited for building . 64. The climate of Egypt was , doubtless , one great cause of the subterranean style , as it must ...
... construction . It is , moreover , well known that Egypt was extremely bare of wood , and especially of such as was suited for building . 64. The climate of Egypt was , doubtless , one great cause of the subterranean style , as it must ...
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... construction , form , and decoration . In CONSTRUCTION , if solidity be a merit , no nation has equalled them . Notwithstanding the continued effect of time upon the edifices of the country , they still seem calculated for a duration ...
... construction , form , and decoration . In CONSTRUCTION , if solidity be a merit , no nation has equalled them . Notwithstanding the continued effect of time upon the edifices of the country , they still seem calculated for a duration ...
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