An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 64
... greater magnitude than would be produced by the same object if seen more distinctly . The same explanation may serve to account for the well - known fact , that the top of an undiminished pilaster appears so much broader than the body ...
... greater magnitude than would be produced by the same object if seen more distinctly . The same explanation may serve to account for the well - known fact , that the top of an undiminished pilaster appears so much broader than the body ...
Page 89
... greater success than old Daniel Barbaro . 219. But no words convey the description of a place so well as a diagram of the object under consideration ; and as there exists at Pompeii a forum so perfect , that all the rules given by our ...
... greater success than old Daniel Barbaro . 219. But no words convey the description of a place so well as a diagram of the object under consideration ; and as there exists at Pompeii a forum so perfect , that all the rules given by our ...
Page 96
... greater esteem , the amphitheatre was enclosed with a wall , and the seats formed of wood or stone . It certainly appears to us that Paoli's conjecture is reasonable , and that Etruscan buildings or formations were the original type ...
... greater esteem , the amphitheatre was enclosed with a wall , and the seats formed of wood or stone . It certainly appears to us that Paoli's conjecture is reasonable , and that Etruscan buildings or formations were the original type ...
Page 105
... greater inferiority than in the instance of Roman Doric to which we have just alluded ; indeed , that of the Temple of Concord , now known as the Temple of Saturn , is composed in so debased a style , that allusion ought scarcely to be ...
... greater inferiority than in the instance of Roman Doric to which we have just alluded ; indeed , that of the Temple of Concord , now known as the Temple of Saturn , is composed in so debased a style , that allusion ought scarcely to be ...
Page 122
... greater freedom , in respect of the ratio of points of support to the whole mass , than were previously exhibited or probably known . Those who may feel desirous of consulting these views in detail , will find notices of sixty - six ...
... greater freedom , in respect of the ratio of points of support to the whole mass , than were previously exhibited or probably known . Those who may feel desirous of consulting these views in detail , will find notices of sixty - six ...
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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