An Encyclopædia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, 1888 - 1443 Seiten |
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... Beams and Pillars € 415 Domes . 646 5. Joinery CHAPTER II . MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING . 6. Slating 649 . 676 7. Plumbery 681 • Water - closets . . 686 SECT . 1. Stone . 449 Traps . 688 Decay of Stone Preservation of Stone 478 Cisterns ...
... Beams and Pillars € 415 Domes . 646 5. Joinery CHAPTER II . MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING . 6. Slating 649 . 676 7. Plumbery 681 • Water - closets . . 686 SECT . 1. Stone . 449 Traps . 688 Decay of Stone Preservation of Stone 478 Cisterns ...
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... beams of the floors rested on corb.ls of stone , and were not inserted into the walls , which were lined with cedar , carved into cherubims and palm trees , gilt . In the sanctuary 24 BOOK I HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE .
... beams of the floors rested on corb.ls of stone , and were not inserted into the walls , which were lined with cedar , carved into cherubims and palm trees , gilt . In the sanctuary 24 BOOK I HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE .
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... beams or for support , since the character of their architecture is specially influenced by the exclusive use of stone as a material ; and however the form of some of their columns may not seem to bear out the hypothesis ( such , for ...
... beams or for support , since the character of their architecture is specially influenced by the exclusive use of stone as a material ; and however the form of some of their columns may not seem to bear out the hypothesis ( such , for ...
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... beams look more like the bars of a light cage than the supports and ties of a solid piece of framing , or like a collection of bamboos fastened to one another . The accom- panying diagram ( fig . 74. ) will convey our meaning to the ...
... beams look more like the bars of a light cage than the supports and ties of a solid piece of framing , or like a collection of bamboos fastened to one another . The accom- panying diagram ( fig . 74. ) will convey our meaning to the ...
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... beams , covered with planks forming a chamber , whose ceiling is decorated with painting . The walls are hollowed for numberless niches , containing idols in bas - relief . The whole work is gilt , and seems of marble or wrought stone ...
... beams , covered with planks forming a chamber , whose ceiling is decorated with painting . The walls are hollowed for numberless niches , containing idols in bas - relief . The whole work is gilt , and seems of marble or wrought stone ...
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