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)
Bullock, John, ed · New York, Stringer & Townsend · leaf 82
ttreat. By some it is supposed that it was used in NoahsArk—and some buildings of great antiquity in the east, atJerusalem and Cairo, are of a pointed form. Dr. Milner supposes that itarose from the intersection ofsemicircular arches, which werefrequently introduced on thesurface of the walls in… … 76 HISTORY AND RUDIMENTS
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