Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 64
Fig. 60. riG.61. Next in point of time, but by far the mostgraceful in form, is the pointed arch, which isessentially the middle age style, and is capable ofalmost endless variety. Just where it originated … is hard to tell, as recent discoveries have shown that it was used many centuries ago in Assjoia. The greater or less acuteness of the pointed 54 PRACTICAL CARPENTRY arch depends on the position of the centers fromwhich the flp.nks are struck. The Lancet Arch.—This arch indicates thestyle called…
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