Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. (1915)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836- [from old catalog] · Chicago, Ill., Printed by F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 37
t along the wholelength of the foundation waU. 30 EASY LESSONS IN ARCHITECTURE Q. What is an arch? A. An arch is a curved structure, open below andclosed above, and when properly constructed is sup-ported by the pressure of its component parts, Q. In what style of ancient architecture was thearch… … Fig. 16. BRIDGE OF ST. ANGELO OVER THE TIBER AT ROME. Q. Was not the arch used by the ancient Greeks? A. No. They seem to have been unaoquainted withthe principle of the arch, all their doorways, windowsand spaces between columns being on the principle ofthe architrave. Q. How do you account for…
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