An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 93
... centre of the dimension allotted to the base of the perimeter , a circle is to be described , in which are inscribed , at equal distances from each other , four equi- lateral triangles whose points must touch the circumference of the ...
... centre of the dimension allotted to the base of the perimeter , a circle is to be described , in which are inscribed , at equal distances from each other , four equi- lateral triangles whose points must touch the circumference of the ...
Page 114
... centre of the cross , over which intersections are small domes ; so that on the roof are four smaller and one larger dome . In the exterior front towards the Piazza San Marco , the façade consists of two stories , in the centre of the ...
... centre of the cross , over which intersections are small domes ; so that on the roof are four smaller and one larger dome . In the exterior front towards the Piazza San Marco , the façade consists of two stories , in the centre of the ...
Page 115
... centre , and choir . It is , moreover , distinguished by two slender towers or minarets . which impart to it the air of a Saracenic edifice . 286. The Italian architecture in the Byzantine or Romanesque style preserved a very different ...
... centre , and choir . It is , moreover , distinguished by two slender towers or minarets . which impart to it the air of a Saracenic edifice . 286. The Italian architecture in the Byzantine or Romanesque style preserved a very different ...
Page 123
... centre , was used , and consequently how familiar it must have been to the architects of all ages . Another early form is here given from the tomb called " Campbell's Tomb , " fig . 155. The pyramids at Meröe , in Ethiopia , dating ...
... centre , was used , and consequently how familiar it must have been to the architects of all ages . Another early form is here given from the tomb called " Campbell's Tomb , " fig . 155. The pyramids at Meröe , in Ethiopia , dating ...
Page 210
... centre of the intersection of the parallelograms is 280 ft . from the western front . The width of each parallelogram is 125 ft . At the western end of the edifice , on the north and south extremities , are towers whose western faces ...
... centre of the intersection of the parallelograms is 280 ft . from the western front . The width of each parallelogram is 125 ft . At the western end of the edifice , on the north and south extremities , are towers whose western faces ...
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