An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... seems to be that which Vitrus .. describes in the first chapter of his second book . " The first attempt , " says our auth " was the mere erection of a few spars , united together with twigs , and covered with mu Others built their ...
... seems to be that which Vitrus .. describes in the first chapter of his second book . " The first attempt , " says our auth " was the mere erection of a few spars , united together with twigs , and covered with mu Others built their ...
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... seems likely , that bricks would have been in use for a considerable period before stone was employed in building ... seem to have been of as high an antiquity as bricks , and to have been used , as in the present day , for covering ...
... seems likely , that bricks would have been in use for a considerable period before stone was employed in building ... seem to have been of as high an antiquity as bricks , and to have been used , as in the present day , for covering ...
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... seems , whether from the vision he had while sleeping upon or from some other cause , to have become to him an ... seem āŗ have been the objects of idolatrous worship , and to have been dedicated to Baal or the in , or the other false ...
... seems , whether from the vision he had while sleeping upon or from some other cause , to have become to him an ... seem āŗ have been the objects of idolatrous worship , and to have been dedicated to Baal or the in , or the other false ...
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... seems scarcely possible that , by the help of t stars alone , they should have been able to maintain a commerce for tin on the shores Britain , whose western coast furnished that metal in abundance , and whose islands te Scilly ) were ...
... seems scarcely possible that , by the help of t stars alone , they should have been able to maintain a commerce for tin on the shores Britain , whose western coast furnished that metal in abundance , and whose islands te Scilly ) were ...
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... seems to point to their infernal use . We do not think it necessary to pursue further inquiry into them , as they present no remarkable nor interesting features . 23. ( 4. ) Cromlechs and Cairns . The former of these seem to stand in ...
... seems to point to their infernal use . We do not think it necessary to pursue further inquiry into them , as they present no remarkable nor interesting features . 23. ( 4. ) Cromlechs and Cairns . The former of these seem to stand in ...
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15th century aisles arch architect architecture axis base beam breadth bricks building built called cast iron Castle cathedral cement centre of gravity chapel choir church circle circumference colour columns construction Corinthian order cube cubic foot curve decorated describe diameter dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet flange front girder Gothic granite half height horizontal inches joints length lime limestone marble material mortar mouldings nave obtained oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piers placed plane plates portico Portland stone Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Roman architecture Rome roof sand sandstone side similar sofite solid square stone strength style surface tangent temple thickness tiles timber tons tower transepts triangle upper vault vertical Vitruvius voussoirs walls whereof width wood