An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 100
Seite 16
... quantity were found in the neighbourhood , without however any reeds in their in- terstices . A little to the N. N. E. of it is the famous tree which the natives call Athelì . They say it existed in ancient Babylon , and was preserved ...
... quantity were found in the neighbourhood , without however any reeds in their in- terstices . A little to the N. N. E. of it is the famous tree which the natives call Athelì . They say it existed in ancient Babylon , and was preserved ...
Seite 18
... quantity of arable and pasture ground , to enable the population to resist a siege ; and that , unlike modern cities , the buildings were distributed in groups over the area inclosed ; for Xenophon reports that when Cyrus took Babylon ...
... quantity of arable and pasture ground , to enable the population to resist a siege ; and that , unlike modern cities , the buildings were distributed in groups over the area inclosed ; for Xenophon reports that when Cyrus took Babylon ...
Seite 32
... quantity to the palm is the acacia ; the olive is rare . With the exception of the palm tree , there is none suited for architectural use . The oak is not to be found ; and that , as well as the fir which the present inhabitants use ...
... quantity to the palm is the acacia ; the olive is rare . With the exception of the palm tree , there is none suited for architectural use . The oak is not to be found ; and that , as well as the fir which the present inhabitants use ...
Seite 92
... quantity as the source would afford . Hence the arcades raised to carry this simple trough of supply were often of stupendous height , and their length was no less surprising . In the present day , the power of steam has afforded other ...
... quantity as the source would afford . Hence the arcades raised to carry this simple trough of supply were often of stupendous height , and their length was no less surprising . In the present day , the power of steam has afforded other ...
Seite 98
... quantity of water with which the city was supplied by them , and there can be no doubt that the baths caused a very great consumption of that necessary article of life . After the removal of the empire to Constantinople , we hear of no ...
... quantity of water with which the city was supplied by them , and there can be no doubt that the baths caused a very great consumption of that necessary article of life . After the removal of the empire to Constantinople , we hear of no ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
1-inch deal 15th century arch architect architecture architrave axis balusters base bead butt bead flush breadth bricks building called cathedral centre of gravity century church circle circular circumference colour columns construction Corinthian order cube cubic foot curve described diameter divided divisor Doric order draw edge edifices ellipsis entablature equal equation erected example extrados feet foot fraction half height Hence horizontal inches intercolumniations iron joints length lime limestone moulded multiplied nave oolite ornaments ovolo palace panels parallel parallelogram perpendicular piece piers placed plane portico Prop proportion pyramid quantity radius rectangle right angles right line Roman Roman architecture roof sandstone scantlings side sofite solid square root stone style subtract supposed surface tangent temple thickness timber tower transepts triangle vault vertical Vitruvius voussoirs wainscot walls whence whereof width