An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 43
... respect to its principles , character , and taste ; secondly , with respect to its buildings , their parts , and the method of construction adopted in them . 94. ( 1. ) To judge of the arts of a people , we ought to be acquainted with ...
... respect to its principles , character , and taste ; secondly , with respect to its buildings , their parts , and the method of construction adopted in them . 94. ( 1. ) To judge of the arts of a people , we ought to be acquainted with ...
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... respect , they exhibit a fertility of invention , and produce beautiful abstract combinations quite in character with the general forms . Indeed , the parts of their architecture are in harmony with each other . All is based upon ...
... respect , they exhibit a fertility of invention , and produce beautiful abstract combinations quite in character with the general forms . Indeed , the parts of their architecture are in harmony with each other . All is based upon ...
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... respect ; and , indeed , it is well known that sacrifices , prayers , and libations were offered at almost every tomb ; nay , the resting- place of the dead was an asylum or sanctuary not less sacred than was , afterwards , the temple ...
... respect ; and , indeed , it is well known that sacrifices , prayers , and libations were offered at almost every tomb ; nay , the resting- place of the dead was an asylum or sanctuary not less sacred than was , afterwards , the temple ...
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... respect to the Doric order , which we think will be better given here than in the third book , where we propose to treat of the orders more fully ; and these consist in the great differences which are found in its proportions and parts ...
... respect to the Doric order , which we think will be better given here than in the third book , where we propose to treat of the orders more fully ; and these consist in the great differences which are found in its proportions and parts ...
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... respect , perhaps veneration , to the inhabitants of that city . 204. Under Valentinian and Valens the arts received ... respects what simply presents itself to the eye . 207. We now , therefore , proceed to a view , 1. Of the religious ...
... respect , perhaps veneration , to the inhabitants of that city . 204. Under Valentinian and Valens the arts received ... respects what simply presents itself to the eye . 207. We now , therefore , proceed to a view , 1. Of the religious ...
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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 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