. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. THEORY OF AlUHlTECTLllE. Book SO \o:\rr ;,s till intersection or junction of tlio neighbouring lines of the widths of tlienlis is secured at some jjoint. Jliis intersection is not a:i absohite necessity, but it is themeans of reducing the size of the abacus; and tlie point of junction S is that beyonduhicli (working from the wall) the two rilis will be distinct Taking this point S as fixinfa line for tiie si)ringing, the elevations of the two a


. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. THEORY OF AlUHlTECTLllE. Book SO \o:\rr ;,s till intersection or junction of tlio neighbouring lines of the widths of tlienlis is secured at some jjoint. Jliis intersection is not a:i absohite necessity, but it is themeans of reducing the size of the abacus; and tlie point of junction S is that beyonduhicli (working from the wall) the two rilis will be distinct Taking this point S as fixinfa line for tiie si)ringing, the elevations of the two arches are to be drawn on the intersect-ing lines; then lines 8U and ST drawn perpendicular to the si)iingings, will cut the of each arch at jioints whicli dicide the level of the top bed of the liorizcintal he mass of work between this bed and tiie capital will be divided into a convenientnumber of courses, and tlie plans of tiie beds thus lixed are easily drawn from tlie elevationsiif the arches; when it will be seen that, if the groin-ribs are less in depth than tiie cross-libs, the former will give a good starting-place tor the material which is vo form t


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