An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... arch in a tomb at Saccara , said to be of the time of Psammeticus II . , and of one also at Thebes in the remains of a crude brick pyramid . ( See Wilkinson's Customs of the Ancient Egyptians , vol . iii . p . 263. 321. ) That exhibited ...
... arch in a tomb at Saccara , said to be of the time of Psammeticus II . , and of one also at Thebes in the remains of a crude brick pyramid . ( See Wilkinson's Customs of the Ancient Egyptians , vol . iii . p . 263. 321. ) That exhibited ...
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... arches between Soo - chow and Hâng - chow , was passed by Lord Macartney , and found to be nothing more than a long causeway . Its highest arch , however , was sup- posed to be between 20 ft . and 30 ft . high , and its length about ...
... arches between Soo - chow and Hâng - chow , was passed by Lord Macartney , and found to be nothing more than a long causeway . Its highest arch , however , was sup- posed to be between 20 ft . and 30 ft . high , and its length about ...
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... arch ; and the style they adopted became slender and tall , whilst that of the Moslems , from the nature of the climate and their peculiar habits , was deficient in elevation , though in the end it acquired a lightness and elegance ...
... arch ; and the style they adopted became slender and tall , whilst that of the Moslems , from the nature of the climate and their peculiar habits , was deficient in elevation , though in the end it acquired a lightness and elegance ...
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... arch is never seen ; in the former , it is often an important feature . Indeed , the columnar style , as used by the Greeks , rendered arches unnecessary ; hence , in all imitation of that style , its introduction produces a discord ...
... arch is never seen ; in the former , it is often an important feature . Indeed , the columnar style , as used by the Greeks , rendered arches unnecessary ; hence , in all imitation of that style , its introduction produces a discord ...
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... arch until after the reign of the above - named mo- narch ; nor is any description extant from which may be conceived the construction of an arch on scientific principles . Fig . 107 . 177. From the time of Pericles to that of Alexander ...
... arch until after the reign of the above - named mo- narch ; nor is any description extant from which may be conceived the construction of an arch on scientific principles . Fig . 107 . 177. From the time of Pericles to that of Alexander ...
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