An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1881 - 1395 Seiten |
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... Portland stone whereof it is composed is 28,196 cubic feet . The Antonine column at Rome is 163 , and that of Trajan ... stones of the windows are carved into cherubs ' heads , & c . This is the elevation towards Nevill's Court ; that ...
... Portland stone whereof it is composed is 28,196 cubic feet . The Antonine column at Rome is 163 , and that of Trajan ... stones of the windows are carved into cherubs ' heads , & c . This is the elevation towards Nevill's Court ; that ...
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... Portland stone , the material used in most of the erections of this period . The finely designed sculpture in the pediment , above the six columns of the Corinthian order , was well executed by Mr. , afterwards Sir Robert , Taylor ...
... Portland stone , the material used in most of the erections of this period . The finely designed sculpture in the pediment , above the six columns of the Corinthian order , was well executed by Mr. , afterwards Sir Robert , Taylor ...
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... stone and brick , by mere superimposed weight , is of extremely rare occurrence in practice , even with soft stone ... Portland stone , 2 inches long , 1 inch square Statuary marble , 1 - inch cube ditto Cragleith stone , Chalk Pale red ...
... stone and brick , by mere superimposed weight , is of extremely rare occurrence in practice , even with soft stone ... Portland stone , 2 inches long , 1 inch square Statuary marble , 1 - inch cube ditto Cragleith stone , Chalk Pale red ...
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... stone . Generally speaking , the thickness of walls and piers should be ... Portland ( Waycroft Quarry ) 2145 8,500 15,583 C Box 1839 5,100 5,950 C IV ... Portland stone , of the weight sustained up to the point of fracture , i.e. the ...
... stone . Generally speaking , the thickness of walls and piers should be ... Portland ( Waycroft Quarry ) 2145 8,500 15,583 C Box 1839 5,100 5,950 C IV ... Portland stone , of the weight sustained up to the point of fracture , i.e. the ...
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... stone is effected , to some ex- tent , by seasoning . " 15026. A very instructive set of experiments on the strength of Portland stone ( brown bed ) , a material now so greatly employed in building , was made by a committee of the ...
... stone is effected , to some ex- tent , by seasoning . " 15026. A very instructive set of experiments on the strength of Portland stone ( brown bed ) , a material now so greatly employed in building , was made by a committee of the ...
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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 houses inches inclined 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 rafters rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman 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