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 1235
uilding. Arsenal. A public establishment for the deposition of arms and warlike stores. Artificer. (Lat. Ars and Pacio.) A person who works with his hands in the manufactureof anything. He is a person of intellectual acquirements, independent of mere opera-tion by hand, which place him above the… … GLOSSARY. 1215 AsAROTUM. In ancient architecture, a species of painted pavement used by the Roman?before the invention of Mosaic work. Ashlar or Ashler. (Ital. Asciare, to cliip.) Common or free-stones as brought from thequarry of diiferent lengths and thicknesses. Also the facing given to squared…
Architecture · Architects
Internet Archive · University of Toronto Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
