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Page 9
The upper post is also extremely irregular ; its greatest length is nearly 12 ft . ,
and its ut 9 ft .; its thickness is 2 ft . , and its weight about 10 tons : the width of the
tom is 9 ft . , and at top 7 } ft . ; from the ground to the upper side of the covering ...
The upper post is also extremely irregular ; its greatest length is nearly 12 ft . ,
and its ut 9 ft .; its thickness is 2 ft . , and its weight about 10 tons : the width of the
tom is 9 ft . , and at top 7 } ft . ; from the ground to the upper side of the covering ...
Page 20
The upper flights are in forty - eight steps , and are cut out The upper flights are
separated from the lower by a wall which ... Forty - two feet from the landing , at B
, are two large portals and two columns The upper landing is seventy - five feet ...
The upper flights are in forty - eight steps , and are cut out The upper flights are
separated from the lower by a wall which ... Forty - two feet from the landing , at B
, are two large portals and two columns The upper landing is seventy - five feet ...
Page 43
... upper timbers of the carpentry ; on the contrary , the roof projects over and
beyond the posts or columns , whose upper extremities are hidden by the eaves ;
thus superseding the use of a capital . A canvas covering requires but a slender ...
... upper timbers of the carpentry ; on the contrary , the roof projects over and
beyond the posts or columns , whose upper extremities are hidden by the eaves ;
thus superseding the use of a capital . A canvas covering requires but a slender ...
Page 58
In the capital , it seems natura ! that its upper surface should be increased as
much as possible , in order to procure a greater area for the reception of the
architrave . This member , or chief beam , whose name bespeaks its origin , was
placed ...
In the capital , it seems natura ! that its upper surface should be increased as
much as possible , in order to procure a greater area for the reception of the
architrave . This member , or chief beam , whose name bespeaks its origin , was
placed ...
Page 60
In the Septuagint , these upper stories are all represented by the word útepwov ,
the same employed by Homer . The Jewish law required ( Deut . xxii . 8. ) the
terraces on the tops of their houses to be protected by a battlement ; and , indeed
...
In the Septuagint , these upper stories are all represented by the word útepwov ,
the same employed by Homer . The Jewish law required ( Deut . xxii . 8. ) the
terraces on the tops of their houses to be protected by a battlement ; and , indeed
...
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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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