A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 400
le on the drawing.The process is similar to that employed in thePolygon, and the Parallelogram, of Forces. STRAINING ARCH. (See under Arch.) STRAINING BEAM. (See under Beam.) STRAINING PIECE. Same as StrainingBeam (which .see under Beam), STRAP ORNAMENT ; WORK. A methodof ornamentation, es|iecially… … STREET AKCHITECTURE At Rouen, in Normandy. Two fronts of privatehouses dating from the sixteenth century. Tlieground story with the shop-fronts has been toomucli modified to be of interest, but tlie rest of thefacade is in each case fairly well preserved. The strongly marked central feature carried…
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