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 404
he luay employ in cases of doubt, such as dowds and cramps, means whichwere much employed by the Romans in their construction ; and these are far better than thechains and ties of iron introduced by the moderns. 1495a. Rondelet has stated that hard stones laid dry, commenced slipping at an… … Barlows edition of Tretlgolds work, from 34° to 36°, is reiieated. G. Ueniiie, in lonie^arufiil experiments at London Bridge, found tliat dressed voussoirs coniinenced sliding,without mortar, at an angle of 33° 30; and, with morar fresh laid, at 25° 30. 1496. Well may it be said that tiie thrust of…
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