An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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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 , over which are a lintel and cornice cut through . From this portico a doorway leads to an inner vestibule , in which are three ranks of four columns each , smaller than those first described , but distributed in the same way ...
... piers , over which are a lintel and cornice cut through . From this portico a doorway leads to an inner vestibule , in which are three ranks of four columns each , smaller than those first described , but distributed in the same way ...
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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 is 243 ft . , and 269 may be ...
... ( 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 is 243 ft . , and 269 may be ...
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