London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 302
se of this arch is 8^ in., thespan being 10 in., and the masonry above the rise 3^ in. In the drawing of the church (^g. 56.\ the masonry abovethe rise is 7 ft., which equals the height of the fourteenth coursein the last experiment referred to. From this, it is evident thatthe height of the… … taken into consideration ; therefore proving the structure to beamply secure of itself. But it is farther strengthened by havingthe tower as a buttress at one end {e), and cross walls, &c., atthe other end (/). Being thus circumstanced, any one of thearches will carry, at the points a b, and c,…
Architecture
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
