An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 136
... quarries of Tuscany furnish very large blocks of stone , lying so close to the surface that they are without other difficulty than that of carriage obtained , and removed to the spots where they are wanted . This is probably a ...
... quarries of Tuscany furnish very large blocks of stone , lying so close to the surface that they are without other difficulty than that of carriage obtained , and removed to the spots where they are wanted . This is probably a ...
Page 170
... quarries , both at home and abroad together with great quantities of lime , iron , brass , and other materials for building , he fixed a day for the great ceremony of laying the foundation , which he contrived to make a very effectual ...
... quarries , both at home and abroad together with great quantities of lime , iron , brass , and other materials for building , he fixed a day for the great ceremony of laying the foundation , which he contrived to make a very effectual ...
Page 218
... quarry above ground , " he little thought he was leaving to posterity a record of his consummate ignorance of ar and of his total insensibility to grandeur , in all that relates to composition in architecture . 492. The opinion of Sir ...
... quarry above ground , " he little thought he was leaving to posterity a record of his consummate ignorance of ar and of his total insensibility to grandeur , in all that relates to composition in architecture . 492. The opinion of Sir ...
Page 393
... Quarry ) 2145 8,500 15,583 C Box 1839 5,100 5,950 C IV . Sandstones ( 2 - inch cubes ) : Bramley Fall 2506 6.053 Binnie - 2194 10,766.5 20,116.5 C Craigleith 2266 17,000 31,449.5 C Ditto 2452 5,480 C Darley Dale , Stancliffe 2628 ...
... Quarry ) 2145 8,500 15,583 C Box 1839 5,100 5,950 C IV . Sandstones ( 2 - inch cubes ) : Bramley Fall 2506 6.053 Binnie - 2194 10,766.5 20,116.5 C Craigleith 2266 17,000 31,449.5 C Ditto 2452 5,480 C Darley Dale , Stancliffe 2628 ...
Page 394
... Quarry , Vern Hill inmos hay Quarry , Whit - bed Admiralty Quarry , Rough Whit - bed 39 99 99 Whit - bed Base - bed Ā· New Maggott Quarry , Whit - bed Old Maggott Quarry , LI Whit - bed IT Base - bed ,, 39 " 9 LI Base - bed Independent ...
... Quarry , Vern Hill inmos hay Quarry , Whit - bed Admiralty Quarry , Rough Whit - bed 39 99 99 Whit - bed Base - bed Ā· New Maggott Quarry , Whit - bed Old Maggott Quarry , LI Whit - bed IT Base - bed ,, 39 " 9 LI Base - bed Independent ...
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