An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... describes the portico of the Temple of Augustus as joining that side of the basilica which was furthest from the centre of the Forum , and a temple of Jupiter as standing at the opposite end . He goes on to describe the Treasury ...
... describes the portico of the Temple of Augustus as joining that side of the basilica which was furthest from the centre of the Forum , and a temple of Jupiter as standing at the opposite end . He goes on to describe the Treasury ...
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... describe their appearance . 623. Many architects have been engaged upon the marble cathedral at Como ; from 1396 , when L. de ' Spazi was employed , down to the last century . The cupola or dome was completed about 1732 , by Juvara ...
... describe their appearance . 623. Many architects have been engaged upon the marble cathedral at Como ; from 1396 , when L. de ' Spazi was employed , down to the last century . The cupola or dome was completed about 1732 , by Juvara ...
Page 263
... describe as impure and heterogeneous , and impressed with the stamp of classical , romanesque , byzantine , and saracenic influences . To this praise of the churches may be added that of two or three palazzi at Naples ; the campanili at ...
... describe as impure and heterogeneous , and impressed with the stamp of classical , romanesque , byzantine , and saracenic influences . To this praise of the churches may be added that of two or three palazzi at Naples ; the campanili at ...
Page 264
... describe a curve BCDFGLB . This curve line is called the circumference of a circle . The circle is the space enclosed by this circumference . The point A , which , in the formation of the circle is at rest , is called the centre . The ...
... describe a curve BCDFGLB . This curve line is called the circumference of a circle . The circle is the space enclosed by this circumference . The point A , which , in the formation of the circle is at rest , is called the centre . The ...
Page 266
... describe a trian whose three sides shall be equal . From the point A , with the radius AB , describe the cir- cumference BCD , and from the point B , with the radius BA , de- scribe the circumference ACF ; and from the point C , where ...
... describe a trian whose three sides shall be equal . From the point A , with the radius AB , describe the cir- cumference BCD , and from the point B , with the radius BA , de- scribe the circumference ACF ; and from the point C , where ...
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