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The history and rudiments of architecture; embracing, I. The orders of architecture; II. Architectural styles of various countries; III. The nature and principles of design in architecture; and, IV. An accurate and complete glossary of architectural terms .. (1853)

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An illustration from The history and rudiments of architecture; embracing, I. The orders of architecture; II. Architectural styles of various countries; III. The nature and principles of design in architecture; and, IV. An accurate and complete glossary of architectural terms .., 1853, leaf 228
r, or four centred arch, is not necessarily flat ordepressed. Its chief advantages are, that it can be madeof any proportion, high or low, and always with a decidedangle at the vortex ; whereas the common Gothic must al-ways be of a higher proportion than a semi-circle. From this style arose the… … 222 HISTORY AND RUDIMENTS

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