An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... Mouldings . 927 17. Infirmaries 1054 4. Piers and Columns . 933 18. Prisons 1056 5. Capitals . 935 19. Barracks 1058 • 6. Bases . 937 Private Buildings- 7. Vaulting Shafts and Ribs 938 20. General Observations 1058 • 8. Hood Mouldings ...
... Mouldings . 927 17. Infirmaries 1054 4. Piers and Columns . 933 18. Prisons 1056 5. Capitals . 935 19. Barracks 1058 • 6. Bases . 937 Private Buildings- 7. Vaulting Shafts and Ribs 938 20. General Observations 1058 • 8. Hood Mouldings ...
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... mouldings . So that , as he says , with great simplicity , with its mouldings and carvings variously coloured , the simple Doric temple of Theseus was in effect richer than the most gorgeous example of Corinthian ; and it would be worth ...
... mouldings . So that , as he says , with great simplicity , with its mouldings and carvings variously coloured , the simple Doric temple of Theseus was in effect richer than the most gorgeous example of Corinthian ; and it would be worth ...
Page 94
... mouldings round them . Four of the arcades in the lower tier were reserved for the admission of distinguished personages , the remainder for the populace ; these last were called vomitoria , serving both for ingress and egress to and ...
... mouldings round them . Four of the arcades in the lower tier were reserved for the admission of distinguished personages , the remainder for the populace ; these last were called vomitoria , serving both for ingress and egress to and ...
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... mouldings of an order on their section . In purely Greek architecture , the contours of the mouldings are all formed from sections of the cone , whilst in that of the Romans , the contours are all portions of circles . 269. Under the ...
... mouldings of an order on their section . In purely Greek architecture , the contours of the mouldings are all formed from sections of the cone , whilst in that of the Romans , the contours are all portions of circles . 269. Under the ...
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... mouldings are , almost without exception , of Roman origin ; the impost mouldings under the arches are , in this respect , peculiarly striking ; and among the parts the Attic base constantly appears . The Roman basilica were always ...
... mouldings are , almost without exception , of Roman origin ; the impost mouldings under the arches are , in this respect , peculiarly striking ; and among the parts the Attic base constantly appears . The Roman basilica were always ...
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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