The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 177
in cement for forwarding to all places forindiscriminate use—alike on the roofs of the low gate-lodgo and thatof the lofty mansion. The chimney-pieces which were constructed in the ancient build-ings are not less interesting examples of simple construction and bolddesign. Fig. 15 is one from a… … Fig. 16.—ChiniDey. The accompanying woodcut (Fig. 17), introduces us to anothermode in which ancient builders applied stone different to what isattempted at the present day ; it represents a portion of an abbeytower in the county cf Mayo, constructed with the Moyne stone.The gable shown on the side…
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