A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 336
ion specimen, where the two stones meeting at the apex(usually called the Egyptian form, being the first step towards thetrue arch) are combined with a substructure of horizontal convergingmasonry. In either of these instances the horizontal arch is a legitimatemode of construction, and may have… … Gateway at Arpino. stones, and thus dispensing with the necessity for stones of very largedimensions, led ultimately to its universal adoption. Subsequently,
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