A Rudimentary Manual of Architecture: Being a History and Explanation of the Principal Styles of European Architecture, Ancient, Mediaeval, and Renaissance, with Their Chief Variations Described and Illustrated; to which is Appended a Glossary of Technical TermsLongmans, Green, 1870 - 304 páginas |
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... placed , as Mr. Pugin says , ' just so far apart that the blocks laid on them would not break by their own weight . ' The principle , how- ever , is the same , whether the material employed consist of wood or stone . The necessity for ...
... placed , as Mr. Pugin says , ' just so far apart that the blocks laid on them would not break by their own weight . ' The principle , how- ever , is the same , whether the material employed consist of wood or stone . The necessity for ...
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... placed round each end to prevent their splitting . The architraves stand in place of the horizontal beams or smaller trunks which were laid along the tops of the vertical trunks to form the framework of the building and to support the ...
... placed round each end to prevent their splitting . The architraves stand in place of the horizontal beams or smaller trunks which were laid along the tops of the vertical trunks to form the framework of the building and to support the ...
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... placed horizontally on the tops of the columns , and was very massive , being intended to support the roof , and in the case of the wooden structure to hold together the entire building . Upon this architrave , or chief beam , rested ...
... placed horizontally on the tops of the columns , and was very massive , being intended to support the roof , and in the case of the wooden structure to hold together the entire building . Upon this architrave , or chief beam , rested ...
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... placed on two sides of the square capital immediately under the abacus ; those of the pilasters were of course different and never had volutes . The entablature of this order is in height gener- ally about a sixth part of the total ...
... placed on two sides of the square capital immediately under the abacus ; those of the pilasters were of course different and never had volutes . The entablature of this order is in height gener- ally about a sixth part of the total ...
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... placed on it . The base of the circular colonnade ( a section of which is shown on page 21 ) is of one whole piece of marble , and the shafts of the columns are likewise each of one piece . The manner of fluting the columns ( the outer ...
... placed on it . The base of the circular colonnade ( a section of which is shown on page 21 ) is of one whole piece of marble , and the shafts of the columns are likewise each of one piece . The manner of fluting the columns ( the outer ...
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