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Page 86
It consists of a central eir . cular cell , if such it may be called , surrounded by a
circular aisle , the former being separated from the latter by twelve pairs of double
columns , coupled in the direction of the radii of the plan ; from which columns ...
It consists of a central eir . cular cell , if such it may be called , surrounded by a
circular aisle , the former being separated from the latter by twelve pairs of double
columns , coupled in the direction of the radii of the plan ; from which columns ...
Page 98
... called carceres , arranged in the form of the segment of a circle of about 430 ft .
radius ; and , at the opposite short end , by a semicircular enclosure . The
carceres contained the chariots ready for starting . The arena , or space thus
enclosed ...
... called carceres , arranged in the form of the segment of a circle of about 430 ft .
radius ; and , at the opposite short end , by a semicircular enclosure . The
carceres contained the chariots ready for starting . The arena , or space thus
enclosed ...
Page 213
... from the pavement , its summit being level with the top of the centre . In form , it
is nearly hemispherical , and generated by radii 57 ft . in length , whose It is
ornamented 474. Tłe interior of the nave and choir are each JAMES I. TO ANNE
213.
... from the pavement , its summit being level with the top of the centre . In form , it
is nearly hemispherical , and generated by radii 57 ft . in length , whose It is
ornamented 474. Tłe interior of the nave and choir are each JAMES I. TO ANNE
213.
Page 237
The third period , the style oyiral tertiaire , fleuri , or flamboya ant , as it was
termed by M. Auguste le Prévost , used the equilateral arch during the 15th and
part of the 16th century ; but more commonly one , in some cases stilted , with the
radii ...
The third period , the style oyiral tertiaire , fleuri , or flamboya ant , as it was
termed by M. Auguste le Prévost , used the equilateral arch during the 15th and
part of the 16th century ; but more commonly one , in some cases stilted , with the
radii ...
Page 264
The right lines AC , AD , AF , & c . drawn from the centre to the circumference , are
called radii . A diameter is a right line which passes through the centre , and is
terminated both ways by the circumference . The line DAL , for example , is a ...
The right lines AC , AD , AF , & c . drawn from the centre to the circumference , are
called radii . A diameter is a right line which passes through the centre , and is
terminated both ways by the circumference . The line DAL , for example , is a ...
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| 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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