Encyclopedia of architecture : a dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, carpentry, etc., from the earliest ages to the present time, forming a comprehensive work of reference for the use of architects, builders, carpenters, masons, engineers, students, professional men, and amateurs (1852)
Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844, Lomax, Edward, Gunyon, Thomas · New York : Johnson, Fry & Co. · leaf 523
i that of the cap ; letI B be the projection, or representation, of a ray on the plan,from the corner of the abacus at i, cutting the plan of thecylinder at b ; draw l f parallel to i b, to touch the semicirclein F, and cutting i m at l; draw f v perpendicular to l f, vbeing the centre of the… … I .1 M K I. PRO 343 PRO semicircle in c, d, e ; draw b^, c a, d r, e s, v t, parallel tothe axis of the cylinder, cutting the under edge, i tn, of theabacus in jo, a, r, s, t; set the proportional compasses in theratio to the distance to which i b will throw the shadow, andsuppose IB to be greater…
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