An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... CONSTRUCTION . connect them . On the extreme ends of these two trees are laid two other trees , transverse- ly : the space which the house will enclose is thus marked out . The four sides being so set out , towers are raised , whose ...
... CONSTRUCTION . connect them . On the extreme ends of these two trees are laid two other trees , transverse- ly : the space which the house will enclose is thus marked out . The four sides being so set out , towers are raised , whose ...
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... construction occasionally appears . The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft . There are , in some places , very slight projections from the walls ...
... construction occasionally appears . The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft . There are , in some places , very slight projections from the walls ...
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... construction . It is , moreover , well known that Egypt was extremely bare of wood , and especially of such as was suited for building . 64. The climate of Egypt was , doubtless , one great cause of the subterranean style , as it must ...
... construction . It is , moreover , well known that Egypt was extremely bare of wood , and especially of such as was suited for building . 64. The climate of Egypt was , doubtless , one great cause of the subterranean style , as it must ...
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... construction , form , and decoration . IN CONSTRUCTION , if solidity be a merit , no nation has equalled them . Notwithstanding the continued effect of time upon the edifices of the country , they still seem calculated for a duration ...
... construction , form , and decoration . IN CONSTRUCTION , if solidity be a merit , no nation has equalled them . Notwithstanding the continued effect of time upon the edifices of the country , they still seem calculated for a duration ...
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... construction adopted in them . 94. ( 1. ) To judge of the arts of a people , we ought to be acquainted with the people themselves , the constitution of their minds , their power , their habits , and the connection of the arts with their ...
... construction adopted in them . 94. ( 1. ) To judge of the arts of a people , we ought to be acquainted with the people themselves , the constitution of their minds , their power , their habits , and the connection of the arts with their ...
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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 depth describe diameter dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet girder given Gothic granite half horizontal inches intercolumniations joints length lime limestone marble mortar mouldings nave oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piece piers placed plane plates portico Portland stone Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Roman architecture Rome roof 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 weight whereof width wood