An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 93
... necessary to adopt wherever it is necessary to bend pipes upwards , and thus permit the escape of air , which would impede , and even stop altogether , the movement of the water in them . ( Some additional details are given in the ...
... necessary to adopt wherever it is necessary to bend pipes upwards , and thus permit the escape of air , which would impede , and even stop altogether , the movement of the water in them . ( Some additional details are given in the ...
Page 103
... necessary conveniences are appended . X X. apotheca or store - rooms . Y is the bakehouse , containing the oven Z , the mills , kneading trough , & c . : it is paved with volcanic stone in irregular polygons . g g , place for the wood ...
... necessary conveniences are appended . X X. apotheca or store - rooms . Y is the bakehouse , containing the oven Z , the mills , kneading trough , & c . : it is paved with volcanic stone in irregular polygons . g g , place for the wood ...
Page 106
... necessary to raise the pitch of the roof higher than was necessary in Greece ; hence the Roman pediment was more inclined to the horizon . As , however , when we consider the practical formation of roofs generally , we . shall ...
... necessary to raise the pitch of the roof higher than was necessary in Greece ; hence the Roman pediment was more inclined to the horizon . As , however , when we consider the practical formation of roofs generally , we . shall ...
Page 126
... necessary to introduce a few preliminary remarks on the state of architecture previous to the period when the so - called body of Freemasons is said to have arisen . 309. The pontificate , towards the end of the 10th century , of a ...
... necessary to introduce a few preliminary remarks on the state of architecture previous to the period when the so - called body of Freemasons is said to have arisen . 309. The pontificate , towards the end of the 10th century , of a ...
Page 145
... necessary to have recourse to extraordinary expedients in construction when our pro- ductions result from an unrestrained imagination . Further notice of this architect is not necessary ; one of his Giovanni Laterano , after St. Peter's ...
... necessary to have recourse to extraordinary expedients in construction when our pro- ductions result from an unrestrained imagination . Further notice of this architect is not necessary ; one of his Giovanni Laterano , after St. Peter's ...
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