An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... contain 100,000 cubic feet . ( Vide Ives's Travels , p . 298. ) To the east of it is a dependent mound , resembling those ... contained the temple in which divine honours were paid to the tutelary deity of Baby- lon . The main interest ...
... contain 100,000 cubic feet . ( Vide Ives's Travels , p . 298. ) To the east of it is a dependent mound , resembling those ... contained the temple in which divine honours were paid to the tutelary deity of Baby- lon . The main interest ...
Page 34
... contained a sarcophagus of granite 8 ft . long , 3 ft . 6. in . wide , and 2 ft . 3 in . deep in the inside . Returning from the chamber to the bottom of the gallery a passage de- scends at an angle of 26 degrees to the extent of 48 ft ...
... contained a sarcophagus of granite 8 ft . long , 3 ft . 6. in . wide , and 2 ft . 3 in . deep in the inside . Returning from the chamber to the bottom of the gallery a passage de- scends at an angle of 26 degrees to the extent of 48 ft ...
Page 89
... contained the celebrated and splendid Basilica Ulpiana . The other example we shall mention was at Fano , and we mention it because it contained a basilica by Vitruvius him- self . He describes the portico of the Temple of Augustus as ...
... contained the celebrated and splendid Basilica Ulpiana . The other example we shall mention was at Fano , and we mention it because it contained a basilica by Vitruvius him- self . He describes the portico of the Temple of Augustus as ...
Page 93
... contained . Vitruvius directs the channels to be covered over to protect the water from the sun's rays , and ( lib . viii . chap . 7. ) he moreover directs that when water - pipes are passed across a valley , a venter should be formed ...
... contained . Vitruvius directs the channels to be covered over to protect the water from the sun's rays , and ( lib . viii . chap . 7. ) he moreover directs that when water - pipes are passed across a valley , a venter should be formed ...
Page 96
... contained public and private baths to the amazing number of 850. Some of these we know , from their ruins , were buildings of great extent and magnificence . They were all constructed , we mean the public ones , on plans very similar ...
... contained public and private baths to the amazing number of 850. Some of these we know , from their ruins , were buildings of great extent and magnificence . They were all constructed , we mean the public ones , on plans very similar ...
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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