An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1881 - 1395 Seiten |
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... mortar , and the bricks have all writing on them . At the northern end of the ravine an excavation was made , and a statue of a lion of colossal dimensions , standing on a pedestal of coarse granite and rude workman- ship , was ...
... mortar , and the bricks have all writing on them . At the northern end of the ravine an excavation was made , and a statue of a lion of colossal dimensions , standing on a pedestal of coarse granite and rude workman- ship , was ...
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... mortar had been employed , no force could detach them from each other without breaking them in pieces . SECT . IV . PERSEPOLITAN AND PERSIAN ARCHITECTURE . 46. Persepolis , the ancient capital of Persia , whereof the few ruins now ...
... mortar had been employed , no force could detach them from each other without breaking them in pieces . SECT . IV . PERSEPOLITAN AND PERSIAN ARCHITECTURE . 46. Persepolis , the ancient capital of Persia , whereof the few ruins now ...
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... mortar composed of lime or plaster and sand , of which it would seem that this second was exceedingly powerful as well as durable . 73. The Egyptians arrived at the highest degree of skill in quarrying and working stone , as well as in ...
... mortar composed of lime or plaster and sand , of which it would seem that this second was exceedingly powerful as well as durable . 73. The Egyptians arrived at the highest degree of skill in quarrying and working stone , as well as in ...
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... mortar ex- ternally , but no appearance of mortar can be discerned in the more perfect parts of the masonry . The faces of the pyramid are directed to the four cardinal points . The entrance is in the north front , and the passage to ...
... mortar ex- ternally , but no appearance of mortar can be discerned in the more perfect parts of the masonry . The faces of the pyramid are directed to the four cardinal points . The entrance is in the north front , and the passage to ...
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... mortar ; but is not so remarkable for its size as for its form and the perfection of its finish , being only 80 ft . square at the base , and not quite 60 ft . high . A flight of fifty - seven steps leads to the truncated pyramid . Like ...
... mortar ; but is not so remarkable for its size as for its form and the perfection of its finish , being only 80 ft . square at the base , and not quite 60 ft . high . A flight of fifty - seven steps leads to the truncated pyramid . Like ...
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15th century aisles arch architect architecture axis base beam breadth bricks building built called cast iron Castle cathedral cement centre of gravity chapel choir church circle circumference colour columns construction Corinthian order cube cubic foot curve decorated depth describe diameter dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet girder given Gothic granite half horizontal houses inches inclined intercolumniations joints length lime limestone marble mortar mouldings nave oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piece piers placed plane plates portico Portland stone Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rafters rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Rome roof sandstone side similar sofite solid square stone strength style surface tangent temple thickness tiles timber tons tower transepts triangle upper vault vertical Vitruvius voussoirs walls weight whereof width wood