The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . and the existing temple at .(Egina, the tileswere large slabs of marble, with a flange along each side,over which joint-tiles (apfio!) were afccuratcly fitted (see Ain fig. 1). In the temple of Apollo at Bassa;, though themain building was of limestone, the roof was covered withvery beautiful tiles of Parian marble, which are speciallymentioned by Pausanias as being one of the
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . and the existing temple at .(Egina, the tileswere large slabs of marble, with a flange along each side,over which joint-tiles (apfio!) were afccuratcly fitted (see Ain fig. 1). In the temple of Apollo at Bassa;, though themain building was of limestone, the roof was covered withvery beautiful tiles of Parian marble, which are speciallymentioned by Pausanias as being one of the chief beautiesof the temple. Some of these were found by Jlr Cockerellduring his excavations at Bassse early in the 19th design they resemble the other examples mentioned In Egypt and Assyria temples and palaces were mostly roofed withstone, while inferior buildings had flat roofs covered with beaten clay.* Bee Cockerell. TenjiUt qf JBfina and Bout, Londoo, 18$0. 388. TILES above^butare peculiar in having the joint-piece workedout of the same slab of marble as the adjacent tiles (see Bin fig. 1), at a great additional cost of both material andlabour, ^in order to secure a more perfect fit. Fig. 2 A B. Fio. 1.—Esamples of roofing tiJes from Greek temples. A, B, marbletiles from .^gina and Bassa, showing two methods of working C, C, clay tiles from Olympia. D, sketch showingmethod of jointing at the lower edge. E, longitudinal section of aclay joiut-tile (dp/xii). F, joiat-tile with peg to fix it. shows the v/ay in which they were set on the roof. Groatsplendour of eflfect must have been gained by continuingthe gleaming white of the columns and walls on to theroof. All along the eaves each end of a row of joint-tileswas usually covered by an nntefixa, an oval-topped piece
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