An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 63
... Diameter in English Feet . Diameters high . Height of Entablature Height of Interco- Capital in Terms of lumniations . In terms of Diameter . Diameter . Temple at Corinth 23.713 5.83 4.065 = · 1.362 405 Hypæethral Temple at Pæstum ...
... Diameter in English Feet . Diameters high . Height of Entablature Height of Interco- Capital in Terms of lumniations . In terms of Diameter . Diameter . Temple at Corinth 23.713 5.83 4.065 = · 1.362 405 Hypæethral Temple at Pæstum ...
Page 68
... Diameter , lower Diam . I Example . Height divided by lower Diameter , in English Feet . Diameters high . Height of Entablature Interco- in terms of lumniations . Diameter . Height of Capital in terms of Diameter . being 1-000 . 14 694 ...
... Diameter , lower Diam . I Example . Height divided by lower Diameter , in English Feet . Diameters high . Height of Entablature Interco- in terms of lumniations . Diameter . Height of Capital in terms of Diameter . being 1-000 . 14 694 ...
Page 69
... diameter of the column , and they are not diminished . 160. The highest degree of refinement of Greek architecture ... diameter Height of capital in terms of lower diameter Upper diameter of shaft in terms of the lower diameter 11.637 10 ...
... diameter of the column , and they are not diminished . 160. The highest degree of refinement of Greek architecture ... diameter Height of capital in terms of lower diameter Upper diameter of shaft in terms of the lower diameter 11.637 10 ...
Page 85
... diameter being 4.84 ; so that , in terms of the diameter , the columns are 9.8 diameters high . The height of the entablature is a small fraction less than one quarter the height of the column . The intercolumniations are , as nearly as ...
... diameter being 4.84 ; so that , in terms of the diameter , the columns are 9.8 diameters high . The height of the entablature is a small fraction less than one quarter the height of the column . The intercolumniations are , as nearly as ...
Page 87
... diameter , measuring from inside to inside of the columns , which are about 33 ft . high . At a height of 75 ft . from the ground in the interior springs the hemispherical dome , which has five horizontal ranks of caissons or panels ...
... diameter , measuring from inside to inside of the columns , which are about 33 ft . high . At a height of 75 ft . from the ground in the interior springs the hemispherical dome , which has five horizontal ranks of caissons or panels ...
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