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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... usually prefixed , signifying the number of columns em- ployed , and the arrangement in other respects ; for instance , one with four columns is called Tetrastyle , with six columns Hexastyle , with eight columns Octastyle , with ten ...
... usually prefixed , signifying the number of columns em- ployed , and the arrangement in other respects ; for instance , one with four columns is called Tetrastyle , with six columns Hexastyle , with eight columns Octastyle , with ten ...
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... usually about five or six diameters , and diminished in thickness as it rose to the extent of 16 one quarter of the diameter at the top . The height of the base and capital are each about half a diameter , the pedestal about one quarter ...
... usually about five or six diameters , and diminished in thickness as it rose to the extent of 16 one quarter of the diameter at the top . The height of the base and capital are each about half a diameter , the pedestal about one quarter ...
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... usually a flower or other ornament in the centres of the sides of the Abacus . The columns were always fluted , with a fillet between each , and in this order was introduced the plan of filling up the hollow flutings for about one third ...
... usually a flower or other ornament in the centres of the sides of the Abacus . The columns were always fluted , with a fillet between each , and in this order was introduced the plan of filling up the hollow flutings for about one third ...
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... sustain the diagonal or outward pressure of the arch . The mighty central dome was usually coloured blue on the inside and powdered with golden stars , to typify the star - bespangled canopy 82 Manual of Architecture .
... sustain the diagonal or outward pressure of the arch . The mighty central dome was usually coloured blue on the inside and powdered with golden stars , to typify the star - bespangled canopy 82 Manual of Architecture .
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... usually square , and were often very little higher than the ridge of the roof . They were most frequently at the west end of the nave , though they were sometimes placed between the chancel and nave , and were generally divided into two ...
... usually square , and were often very little higher than the ridge of the roof . They were most frequently at the west end of the nave , though they were sometimes placed between the chancel and nave , and were generally divided into two ...
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