An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 1049
s scarcely possible,without positive measurement, to arrive at any con-clusion upon the matter: the admirer of the Greek,or the commentator upon Vitruvius, alone canscarcely hope to be successful : it is true that inone of the early printed Italian editions of thev,dual)le author quoted, there are… … Fig. t278, WESTMINSTEn ABBEY. is the equilateral triangle, and by inclosing the plan, section, or elevation of a building within .t, the several proportionscan be accurately measured, and if sub-divided into a number, either of the triangles would sliow the proportion it bore to the whole area.…
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