The carpenter's assistant : containing a succinct account of Egyptian, Grecian and Roman architecture. Also, a description of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite orders; together with specifications, practical rules and tables for carpenters, and a glossary of architectural terms. Embellished with upwards of 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building (1854)
Brown, William, architect, Joy, Lewis E · Boston : Published by Edward Livermore · leaf 37
GRECIAN MOULDINGS PLT. IV. A/f/./. /u/.B. … Plate IV. On this plate are exhibited four different mouldings of Grecian formand use, developed from the conic sections. Fig. 1. — A correct mode of describing a hyperbola, the Grecian ovolo,or echinus. Let CD be the height, and AB the projection. Make the quirk 5equal to £ of CD. Draw AE at right…
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