An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... Mouldings 3. Tuscan Order 837 6. Bases 1979 · 844 . 847 854 Courses . 4. Doric Order . 857 5. Ionic Order . 863 · 10. Parapets 6. Corinthian Order . 869 . 873 7. Vaulting Shafts and Ribs . 980 8. Hood Mouldings and String • 9. Base ...
... Mouldings 3. Tuscan Order 837 6. Bases 1979 · 844 . 847 854 Courses . 4. Doric Order . 857 5. Ionic Order . 863 · 10. Parapets 6. Corinthian Order . 869 . 873 7. Vaulting Shafts and Ribs . 980 8. Hood Mouldings and String • 9. Base ...
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... mouldings . was thickly painted , in the metopæ , in the pediment , on the drapery of the figures , So that , as he says , with great simplicity , with its mouldings and carvings variously coloured , the simple Doric temple of Theseus ...
... mouldings . was thickly painted , in the metopæ , in the pediment , on the drapery of the figures , So that , as he says , with great simplicity , with its mouldings and carvings variously coloured , the simple Doric temple of Theseus ...
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... mouldings round them . Four of the arcades in the lower tier were reserved for the admission of distinguished personages , the remainder for the populace : these last were called vomitoria , serving both for ingress and egress to and ...
... mouldings round them . Four of the arcades in the lower tier were reserved for the admission of distinguished personages , the remainder for the populace : these last were called vomitoria , serving both for ingress and egress to and ...
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... mouldings of an order on their section . In purely Greek architecture , the contours of the mouldings are all formed from sections of the cone , whilst in that of the Romans , the contours are all portions of circles . 259. Under the ...
... mouldings of an order on their section . In purely Greek architecture , the contours of the mouldings are all formed from sections of the cone , whilst in that of the Romans , the contours are all portions of circles . 259. Under the ...
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... mouldings are , almost without exception , of Roman origin ; the impost mouldings under the arches are , in this respect , peculiarly striking ; and among the parts the Attic base constantly appears . The Roman basilica were always ...
... mouldings are , almost without exception , of Roman origin ; the impost mouldings under the arches are , in this respect , peculiarly striking ; and among the parts the Attic base constantly appears . The Roman basilica were always ...
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