An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1881 - 1395 Seiten |
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... Piers and Vaults 354 8. Glazing . 670 9. Walls and Piers . . 390 10. Beams and Pillars 413 CHAPTER II . MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING . SECT . 1. Stone . 2. Granite 3. Marble 4. Timber 5. Iron . 6. Lead 7. Copper 8. Zinc • 9. Slate 10 ...
... Piers and Vaults 354 8. Glazing . 670 9. Walls and Piers . . 390 10. Beams and Pillars 413 CHAPTER II . MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING . SECT . 1. Stone . 2. Granite 3. Marble 4. Timber 5. Iron . 6. Lead 7. Copper 8. Zinc • 9. Slate 10 ...
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... piers , and nearly the whole length of them , are large figures of bulls , cut in bas - relief . The heads of these animals are entirely destroyed ; and their breasts and fore feet project from the piers : the two of the first portal ...
... piers , and nearly the whole length of them , are large figures of bulls , cut in bas - relief . The heads of these animals are entirely destroyed ; and their breasts and fore feet project from the piers : the two of the first portal ...
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... piers . In the specimen cited at Cordova , the span , from pier to pier is less than 20 ft . , which would not have required much skill to vault , yet we find the ceilings of timber . The use of orders was unknown to them ; the antique ...
... piers . In the specimen cited at Cordova , the span , from pier to pier is less than 20 ft . , which would not have required much skill to vault , yet we find the ceilings of timber . The use of orders was unknown to them ; the antique ...
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... piers which support the arches are 7 ft . 4. in . wide ; on each is a half column projecting from the general face of the wall . The opening between the piers is 17 ft . 3 in . Impost mouldings are placed at the springing of the arches ...
... piers which support the arches are 7 ft . 4. in . wide ; on each is a half column projecting from the general face of the wall . The opening between the piers is 17 ft . 3 in . Impost mouldings are placed at the springing of the arches ...
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... ( piers ) . " whose strength is assisted on the northern and southern sides by four columns of Egyptian granite . A Greek cross inscribed in a quadrangle represents the form of the edifice ; the exact breadth from b . to b . is 231 ft ...
... ( piers ) . " whose strength is assisted on the northern and southern sides by four columns of Egyptian granite . A Greek cross inscribed in a quadrangle represents the form of the edifice ; the exact breadth from b . to b . is 231 ft ...
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