Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture: Civil, Architecture, Naval, Building and Construction, Early and Ecclesiastical Art, Engineering, Civil, Engineering, Mechanical, Fine Art, Mining, Surveying, Etc., to which are Added Explanatory Observations on Numerous Subjects Connected with Practical Art and Science1859 - 596 sider |
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... round the upper edges ; in the Tuscan , a plain fillet and a ca- vetto under it ; in Grecian Ionic it is thinner , with ovolo only ; in Ro- man lonic , an ogee and ovolo , and fillet above ; in the Saxon and Nor- man styles , and in ...
... round the upper edges ; in the Tuscan , a plain fillet and a ca- vetto under it ; in Grecian Ionic it is thinner , with ovolo only ; in Ro- man lonic , an ogee and ovolo , and fillet above ; in the Saxon and Nor- man styles , and in ...
Side 11
... round near the extremity of the handle , and generally used by under work- men , called hammer - men . Abrasion , the effect produced by at- trition or rubbing . Abraum , a red clay , used in England to give a red colour to new maho ...
... round near the extremity of the handle , and generally used by under work- men , called hammer - men . Abrasion , the effect produced by at- trition or rubbing . Abraum , a red clay , used in England to give a red colour to new maho ...
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... also behind . Amphitheatre , an edifice formed by the junction of two theatres at the proscenium , so as to admit of seats all round the periphery . Amphitheatre , in Roman antiquity , a large edifice of 121 ᎪᏞᎢ AMP ALUMINIUM .
... also behind . Amphitheatre , an edifice formed by the junction of two theatres at the proscenium , so as to admit of seats all round the periphery . Amphitheatre , in Roman antiquity , a large edifice of 121 ᎪᏞᎢ AMP ALUMINIUM .
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... round chamber , the sudatorium of a Roman bath . Architrave , the lower of the three principal members of the entabla . ture of an order , being the chief beam resting immediately on the column . Architrave cornice , an entablature ...
... round chamber , the sudatorium of a Roman bath . Architrave , the lower of the three principal members of the entabla . ture of an order , being the chief beam resting immediately on the column . Architrave cornice , an entablature ...
Side 26
... round aperture ( like that of the Pantheon at Rome ) in the midst of the dome 11 feet 6 inches diameter , and the utmost height to the periphery , or edge of this aperture , from the floor , 22 feet ( query , within or without , i . e ...
... round aperture ( like that of the Pantheon at Rome ) in the midst of the dome 11 feet 6 inches diameter , and the utmost height to the periphery , or edge of this aperture , from the floor , 22 feet ( query , within or without , i . e ...
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Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture, Civil ..., Volumer 1-2 John Weale Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1850 |
Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture, Civil ..., Volumer 1-2 John Weale Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1850 |
Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture, Civil, Architecture ... John Weale Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1860 |
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Side 25 - The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
Side 132 - A cubit was originally the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger; which is the fourth part of a wellproportioned man's stature.
Side 11 - And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Side 21 - In pure architecture the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose; and even the construction itself should vary with the material employed, and the designs should be adapted to the material in which they are executed.
Side 280 - Jabal : he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Side 144 - The Measure of an angle, is an arc of any circle contained between the two lines which form that angle, the angular point being the centre ; and it is estimated by the number of degrees contained in that arc.
Side 144 - A Quadrant, or Quarter of a circle, is a sector having a quarter of the circumference for its arc, and its two radii are perpendicular to each other.
Side 38 - The mercury is sustained in the tube by the pressure of the atmosphere on the surface of the fluid in the...
Side 260 - Lego], the desk or stand on which the larger books used in the services of the Roman Catholic Church are placed : since the Reformation they have been seldom used in this country, but are occasionally employed to hold the Bible. The principal lectern stood in the middle of the choir, but there were sometimes others in different places. They were occasionally made of stone or marble, and fixed, but were usually...
Side 11 - For I perceived that, if light was propagated in time, the apparent place of a fixed object would not be the same when the eye is at rest, as when it is moving in any other direction than that of the line passing through the eye and...