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Staircases Stone - cutting Gothic Vaulting Marbles . 4. Carpentry Roofs Domes 6.
... Marble 488 4. Timber 494 Preservation of Timber . 504 Decay and Dry Rot . .
505 6. Iron 508 Steel . 512 Corrosion of Iron 513 6. Lead . 515 7. Copper . 517 8.
Staircases Stone - cutting Gothic Vaulting Marbles . 4. Carpentry Roofs Domes 6.
... Marble 488 4. Timber 494 Preservation of Timber . 504 Decay and Dry Rot . .
505 6. Iron 508 Steel . 512 Corrosion of Iron 513 6. Lead . 515 7. Copper . 517 8.
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20 . called by the natives the serdaub or cellar , and Mr. Rich was informed that
four years previous to his survey , a quantity of marble was taken out from it , and
a coffin of mulberry wood , in which was contained a human body enclosed in a ...
20 . called by the natives the serdaub or cellar , and Mr. Rich was informed that
four years previous to his survey , a quantity of marble was taken out from it , and
a coffin of mulberry wood , in which was contained a human body enclosed in a ...
Page 22
... seems to have been hewn from the mountain , from whence the marble has
been extracted for constructing the edifices : hence the pavements appear
masses of marble , than which nothing more durable or beautiful can be
conceived .
... seems to have been hewn from the mountain , from whence the marble has
been extracted for constructing the edifices : hence the pavements appear
masses of marble , than which nothing more durable or beautiful can be
conceived .
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... whereof were formed the obelisks , colossal statues , and columns of their
temples . Blocks of dimensions surprisingly large were obtained from these
quarries . Basalt , marble , freestone , and alabaster were found beyond all limit
compared ...
... whereof were formed the obelisks , colossal statues , and columns of their
temples . Blocks of dimensions surprisingly large were obtained from these
quarries . Basalt , marble , freestone , and alabaster were found beyond all limit
compared ...
Page 44
Srone and MARBLE are little employed ; not on account of their scarcity , for they
are abundant , nor on the score of economy , for they are acquainted with the
method of working them , as is proved from their use in public buildings and
tombs .
Srone and MARBLE are little employed ; not on account of their scarcity , for they
are abundant , nor on the score of economy , for they are acquainted with the
method of working them , as is proved from their use in public buildings and
tombs .
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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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