An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
From inside the book
Page 22
... style of the architecture of תנול Fig . 26 ARCHITECTURE OF PERSEPOLIB . Persepolis . The diagram ( fig . 27. ) exhibits a specimen of a column and capital . Fig . 28 . is a capital from one of the tombs . The walls forming the ...
... style of the architecture of תנול Fig . 26 ARCHITECTURE OF PERSEPOLIB . Persepolis . The diagram ( fig . 27. ) exhibits a specimen of a column and capital . Fig . 28 . is a capital from one of the tombs . The walls forming the ...
Page 25
... style as those of Egypt . 53. The house of the forest of Lebanon was larger than the temple , having been 100 cubits in length , by 50 in breadth ; it also had a portico , and from the description seems to have been similar in style ...
... style as those of Egypt . 53. The house of the forest of Lebanon was larger than the temple , having been 100 cubits in length , by 50 in breadth ; it also had a portico , and from the description seems to have been similar in style ...
Page 30
... 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 day distinguish different nations of the earth - hunters , shepherds , and agri- culturists ...
... 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 day distinguish different nations of the earth - hunters , shepherds , and agri- culturists ...
Page 51
... styles they exhibit . Though the species does not resemble that which has been denominated Gothic , which is clearly ... style of the period , were constructed with a multiplicity of stories , they were heavy without , though lightly and ...
... styles they exhibit . Though the species does not resemble that which has been denominated Gothic , which is clearly ... style of the period , were constructed with a multiplicity of stories , they were heavy without , though lightly and ...
Page 52
... styles which possessed each its peculiar beauties . The Christians soon used the pointed arch ; and the style they adopted became slender and tall , whilst that of the Moslems , from the nature of the climate and their peculiar habits ...
... styles which possessed each its peculiar beauties . The Christians soon used the pointed arch ; and the style they adopted became slender and tall , whilst that of the Moslems , from the nature of the climate and their peculiar habits ...
Contents
1 | |
4 | |
13 | |
47 | |
211 | |
218 | |
231 | |
238 | |
794 | |
798 | |
804 | |
878 | |
893 | |
1029 | |
1039 | |
1045 | |
390 | |
430 | |
480 | |
648 | |
652 | |
705 | |
711 | |
737 | |
739 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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