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Page 3
The construction of the early habitations of mankind required little skill and as
little knowledge . A very restricted number of tools and machines was required .
The method bf felling timber , which uncivilised nations still use , namely , by fire ...
The construction of the early habitations of mankind required little skill and as
little knowledge . A very restricted number of tools and machines was required .
The method bf felling timber , which uncivilised nations still use , namely , by fire ...
Page 13
At its eastern point it is attached by a narrow isthmus to the mountain . It is a long
irregular triangle , standing nearly east and west The walls are mostly of
welljointed polygonal stones , although the rough construction occasionally
appears .
At its eastern point it is attached by a narrow isthmus to the mountain . It is a long
irregular triangle , standing nearly east and west The walls are mostly of
welljointed polygonal stones , although the rough construction occasionally
appears .
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Materials so well adapted to the Construction it induced , furnishing supports
incapable of being crushed , and single blocks of stone which dispensed with all
carpentry in roofs or coverings , a purity of air and evenness of temperature which
...
Materials so well adapted to the Construction it induced , furnishing supports
incapable of being crushed , and single blocks of stone which dispensed with all
carpentry in roofs or coverings , a purity of air and evenness of temperature which
...
Page 32
In analysing the architecture of Egypt , three points offer themselves for
consideration , — construction , form , and decoration . In consTRUCTION , if
solidity be a merit , no nation has equalled them . Notwithstanding the continued
effect of time ...
In analysing the architecture of Egypt , three points offer themselves for
consideration , — construction , form , and decoration . In consTRUCTION , if
solidity be a merit , no nation has equalled them . Notwithstanding the continued
effect of time ...
Page 34
The pyramids of Sakkarah , which are as many as twenty in number , vary in form
, dimensions , and construction . They extend five miles to the north and south of
the village of Sakkarah . Some of them are rounded at the top , and resemble ...
The pyramids of Sakkarah , which are as many as twenty in number , vary in form
, dimensions , and construction . They extend five miles to the north and south of
the village of Sakkarah . Some of them are rounded at the top , and resemble ...
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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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