An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 183
... its magnificent hall and bijou of a chapel ( St. Stephen's ) , had attained a greater extent than any contem- porary palace in Europe . Edward III . , besides CHAP . 111 . 183 FLORID ENGLISH OR TUDOR . Florid English or Tudor.
... its magnificent hall and bijou of a chapel ( St. Stephen's ) , had attained a greater extent than any contem- porary palace in Europe . Edward III . , besides CHAP . 111 . 183 FLORID ENGLISH OR TUDOR . Florid English or Tudor.
Page 237
... greater amount of ornament and by more expansion and boldness in the curve of the arch , for the are en tiers point is the true arch of the time . This decoration , this arch , and the tracery of the windows , chiefly mark the style ...
... greater amount of ornament and by more expansion and boldness in the curve of the arch , for the are en tiers point is the true arch of the time . This decoration , this arch , and the tracery of the windows , chiefly mark the style ...
Page 238
... greater part of St. Martin at Avignon ; some pure portions ( others , fig . 242 , showing the dying struggles of the style ) of St. Jacques at Dieppe ; the choir and transepts of St. Remi , at Reims ; the pretty Bourbon chapel in the ...
... greater part of St. Martin at Avignon ; some pure portions ( others , fig . 242 , showing the dying struggles of the style ) of St. Jacques at Dieppe ; the choir and transepts of St. Remi , at Reims ; the pretty Bourbon chapel in the ...
Page 264
... greater than another when the lines of equal length by which it is formed are more distant . Thus the angle BAL ( fig . 223. ) is greater than the angle CAB , because the lines AB , AL are more distant from each other or include a greater ...
... greater than another when the lines of equal length by which it is formed are more distant . Thus the angle BAL ( fig . 223. ) is greater than the angle CAB , because the lines AB , AL are more distant from each other or include a greater ...
Page 273
... greater than the square of CT , and consequently the line CD is greater than the line CT , which is a radius . Therefore the point D is out of the circumference . And in like manner it may be shown that every point in the line- AB is ...
... greater than the square of CT , and consequently the line CD is greater than the line CT , which is a radius . Therefore the point D is out of the circumference . And in like manner it may be shown that every point in the line- AB is ...
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