An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1881 - 1395 Seiten |
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... upper stone or impost is also extremely irregular ; its greatest length is nearly 12 ft . , and its breadth about 9 ft .; its thickness is 2 ft . , and its weight about 10 tons : the width of the recess at bottom is 9 ft . , and at top ...
... upper stone or impost is also extremely irregular ; its greatest length is nearly 12 ft . , and its breadth about 9 ft .; its thickness is 2 ft . , and its weight about 10 tons : the width of the recess at bottom is 9 ft . , and at top ...
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... upper landing . The upper flights are in forty - eight steps , and are cut out of single blocks of the rock . The upper landing is seventy - five feet between the flights . 48. Forty - two feet from the landing , at B , are two large ...
... upper landing . The upper flights are in forty - eight steps , and are cut out of single blocks of the rock . The upper landing is seventy - five feet between the flights . 48. Forty - two feet from the landing , at B , are two large ...
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... upper end of one of these areas , opposite the door leading to the great court ; and over this and the chambers were the apartments of the upper story . On each side of the sitting - room was a door opening on to the street . Of course ...
... upper end of one of these areas , opposite the door leading to the great court ; and over this and the chambers were the apartments of the upper story . On each side of the sitting - room was a door opening on to the street . Of course ...
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... upper timbers of the carpentry ; on the contrary , the roof projects over and beyond the posts or columns , whose upper extremities are hidden by the eaves ; thus superseding the use of a capital . A canvas covering requires but a ...
... upper timbers of the carpentry ; on the contrary , the roof projects over and beyond the posts or columns , whose upper extremities are hidden by the eaves ; thus superseding the use of a capital . A canvas covering requires but a ...
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... upper surface should be increased as much as possible , in order to procure a greater area for the reception of the architrave . This member , or chief beam , whose name bespeaks its origin , was placed horizontally on the tops of the ...
... upper surface should be increased as much as possible , in order to procure a greater area for the reception of the architrave . This member , or chief beam , whose name bespeaks its origin , was placed horizontally on the tops of the ...
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