An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 89
... aisles . It was but in the addition of the transepts and choir , whose type is indicated even in the basilica of the first Christians , that a variation is to be seen . If the cross , however , be not sufficiently apparent in the ...
... aisles . It was but in the addition of the transepts and choir , whose type is indicated even in the basilica of the first Christians , that a variation is to be seen . If the cross , however , be not sufficiently apparent in the ...
Page 114
... aisles of the nave and choir , and those of the transepts , intersect each other in four places about 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 ...
... aisles of the nave and choir , and those of the transepts , intersect each other in four places about 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 ...
Page 115
... aisles by columns with Corinthian capitals , reminding one very much of the early Christian basilica ; in the latter , the separation of the nave from the aisles is by square piers . The cathedral at Pisa , with its baptistery ...
... aisles by columns with Corinthian capitals , reminding one very much of the early Christian basilica ; in the latter , the separation of the nave from the aisles is by square piers . The cathedral at Pisa , with its baptistery ...
Page 116
... aisles , and transepts which represent the arms of the cross , over whose intersection with the nave there is frequently a louere . The choir and chancel terminate semicircularly on the plan . The semicircle prevails in the vaultings ...
... aisles , and transepts which represent the arms of the cross , over whose intersection with the nave there is frequently a louere . The choir and chancel terminate semicircularly on the plan . The semicircle prevails in the vaultings ...
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... aisles 96. In 1407 Brunelleschi was consulted with others as to the dome , but was not appointed until 1420 ; he nearly completed the drum at his death in 1446. The church was consecrated March 25 , 1436 , and the works ceased in 1474 ...
... aisles 96. In 1407 Brunelleschi was consulted with others as to the dome , but was not appointed until 1420 ; he nearly completed the drum at his death in 1446. The church was consecrated March 25 , 1436 , and the works ceased in 1474 ...
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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 describe diameter dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet flange front girder Gothic granite half height horizontal inches joints length lime limestone marble material mortar mouldings nave obtained oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piers placed plane plates portico Portland stone Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Roman architecture Rome roof sand 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 whereof width wood