An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and ... respect of first principles confined within certain limits ; but the analysis of those principles and their relation ...
... respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and ... respect of first principles confined within certain limits ; but the analysis of those principles and their relation ...
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... respects the three first , whether their reputation is not founded rather on the enormous masses of their works , than on ... respect of Egypt , there is no question that in Homer's time the celebrated city of Thebes had been long in ...
... respects the three first , whether their reputation is not founded rather on the enormous masses of their works , than on ... respect of Egypt , there is no question that in Homer's time the celebrated city of Thebes had been long in ...
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... respect of its analysis and deve- lopment . Thirdly , and lastly , in respect of the taste , style , and character which it exhibits . 63. I. In our introduction , we have alluded to the three states of life which even in the present ...
... respect of its analysis and deve- lopment . Thirdly , and lastly , in respect of the taste , style , and character which it exhibits . 63. I. In our introduction , we have alluded to the three states of life which even in the present ...
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... respect of the con- nection of the art with sculpture , little need be said in a material light , architecture is but a sculptured production , and its beauty in every country is in an exact ratio with the skill which is exhibited in ...
... respect of the con- nection of the art with sculpture , little need be said in a material light , architecture is but a sculptured production , and its beauty in every country is in an exact ratio with the skill which is exhibited in ...
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... respect of the proportions of the great pyramid , has en- deavoured to prove that the unit of Egyptian measurement is an ell equal to 1.713 English feet , and that it is expressed a certain number of times without remainder in a correct ...
... respect of the proportions of the great pyramid , has en- deavoured to prove that the unit of Egyptian measurement is an ell equal to 1.713 English feet , and that it is expressed a certain number of times without remainder in a correct ...
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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