An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... give ( pg . 3. ) that standing at Rudstone , in the east riding of Yorkshire . It is described by Drake , in his Eboracum , as " coarse rag stone or millstone grit , and its weight is computed at between 40 and 50 tons . In form ( the ...
... give ( pg . 3. ) that standing at Rudstone , in the east riding of Yorkshire . It is described by Drake , in his Eboracum , as " coarse rag stone or millstone grit , and its weight is computed at between 40 and 50 tons . In form ( the ...
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... give a representation of one , that has received the name of Kit's Cotty House , which lies on the road between Maidstone and Rochester , about a mile north- eastward from Aylesford church , and is thus described in the Beauties of ...
... give a representation of one , that has received the name of Kit's Cotty House , which lies on the road between Maidstone and Rochester , about a mile north- eastward from Aylesford church , and is thus described in the Beauties of ...
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... give it the least credit ; and there is little im- propriety in calling them sepulchral monuments , whether or not the bodies of the monarchs were ever deposited in them . The religion of Egypt , though not so fruitful , perhaps , as ...
... give it the least credit ; and there is little im- propriety in calling them sepulchral monuments , whether or not the bodies of the monarchs were ever deposited in them . The religion of Egypt , though not so fruitful , perhaps , as ...
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... gives only as an ap- roximation from the circumstance of so much of them being buried in the earth . 78. Pilasters ... give two examples . It certainly has all the appear- Fig . 59 . AGED 29900 VASE AND OTHER SHAPED CAPITALS . ance of ...
... gives only as an ap- roximation from the circumstance of so much of them being buried in the earth . 78. Pilasters ... give two examples . It certainly has all the appear- Fig . 59 . AGED 29900 VASE AND OTHER SHAPED CAPITALS . ance of ...
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... give the following particulars of the order : - The columns are 34.67 ft . high , the lower diameter being 3.64 ft . The shafts are fluted , and have what are called cablings up one third of their height . It will be seen on inspection ...
... give the following particulars of the order : - The columns are 34.67 ft . high , the lower diameter being 3.64 ft . The shafts are fluted , and have what are called cablings up one third of their height . It will be seen on inspection ...
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