10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRING COURSE»
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string course in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
American Journal of Archaeology
angle of the facade, the string-course is 4.4(i (feet and decimals) lower than an
imaginary level line based on the height of the stringcourse at the northwest
angle of the facade. There are no breaks in the masonry of the string-course.
2
An elementary
course of civil engineering: for the use of ...
for the use of the cadets of the United States' Military academy Dennis Hart
Mahan. laid horizontally against the row of piles, at least one foot above the
surface of the water, and are bolted to each pile. This string course is laid on the
side of the ...
3
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographs & Surveys of ...
In order to show quite accurately the obliquity of the string-course, this
photograph was taken in accurate parallel perspective, as ascertained by a
compass. When " parallel perspective " is mentioned in connection with following
photographs, ...
William Henry Goodyear,
1905
4
The Architecture of the Kariye Camii in Istanbul
Similar engaged columns appear in later Serbian architecture, as, for example, at
Lazarica.144 A molded, chamfered string course appears at the Kariye and was
utilized on the west and south facades to emphasize plastic articulation.
Robert G. Ousterhout,
1987
5
Stymphalos: The Acropolis Sanctuary
The stones of the second course also vary in height, from 0.25 to 0.40 m along
east, north, and south sides, but their upper surfaces are more carefully chiselled
flat in order to receive the string course. Neither of these two lowest courses was
...
6
The City of the Saints and Across the Rocky Mountains to ...
There are four towers on the four corners of the building, each starting from their
footing of 26 feet square; these continue lfii feet high, and come to the line of the
base string course, which is 8 feet above the promenade walk. At this point the ...
Richard Francis Burton,
1862
7
The History and Antiquities of Somersetshire: pt. 1. The ...
jecting buttresses being of a size corresponding with the extent of the building,
break the horizontal line, which would otherwise detract from the beauty of the
building. A bold string course of three beads receding 'within each other, runs the
...
8
The History and Antiquities of Somersetshire: Being a ...
A bold string course of three beads receding within each other, runs the whole
extent of the front, under which is the dado or surbase of plain stonework,
sufficiently elevated to raise the ornamented parts above into a proper line of
view.i The ...
9
The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
Corresponding to it, the cornice crowning all three storeys has been given three
times the height of a string-course and, with its frieze, goes eight times into the
overall height. The same holds good for the Pal. Piccolomini at Siena. At the Pal.
Jacob Burckhardt, Peter Murray,
1987
10
Hellenistic Painting Techniques: The Evidence of the Delos ...
In the north wing of the Propylaea, Mnesicles had designed a string course with
the additional accent of a contrasting color, using black Eleusinian limestone for
this detail, as for other decorative purposes throughout the building.16 In its ...