An Encyclopædia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, 1888 - 1443 Seiten |
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... Vitruvius imagines it was the object of the entasis to correct . It cannot be denied that in a merely conical shaft there is an appearance of concavity , for which it is difficult to account . The following explanation of this ...
... Vitruvius imagines it was the object of the entasis to correct . It cannot be denied that in a merely conical shaft there is an appearance of concavity , for which it is difficult to account . The following explanation of this ...
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... Vitruvius ( book iv . chap . 4. ) , that the length of a temple shall be double its breadth , and the cell itself in length one fourth part more than the breadth , in- cluding the wall in which the doors are placed . Though in the Greek ...
... Vitruvius ( book iv . chap . 4. ) , that the length of a temple shall be double its breadth , and the cell itself in length one fourth part more than the breadth , in- cluding the wall in which the doors are placed . Though in the Greek ...
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... Vitruvius's account of its origin ; but we much doubt whether Callimachus was its inventor . 161. The capitals of Egyptian columns are so close upon the invention , that we ap- prehend it was only a step or two in advance of what had ...
... Vitruvius's account of its origin ; but we much doubt whether Callimachus was its inventor . 161. The capitals of Egyptian columns are so close upon the invention , that we ap- prehend it was only a step or two in advance of what had ...
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... Vitruvius ( lib . i . c . 1. ) , was that Carya , a city of Peloponnesus , having as- sisted the Persians against the Grecian states , the latter , when the country was freed from their invaders , turned their arms against the Caryans ...
... Vitruvius ( lib . i . c . 1. ) , was that Carya , a city of Peloponnesus , having as- sisted the Persians against the Grecian states , the latter , when the country was freed from their invaders , turned their arms against the Caryans ...
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... Vitruvius , who knew Athens well , proves that they were then erected on an extent implying vast luxury . 171. Within the last few years discoveries have been made at Athens , which would lead us to the belief that it was the practice ...
... Vitruvius , who knew Athens well , proves that they were then erected on an extent implying vast luxury . 171. Within the last few years discoveries have been made at Athens , which would lead us to the belief that it was the practice ...
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