. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. ote the interval or space between the dentels of the Ionic, or triglyphsof the Doric order. Baldus observes that in an ancient MS. copy of that author, theword metatome is used instead of metoche. This made Daviler suspect that the commontext of Vitruvius is corrupt, and that the word should not be metoclie but metatome,as it were section. Metopa. (Gr. Mera, between, and Ottt;, a hole.) The square space in the frieze betweenthe trigl^phs of the Dori
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. ote the interval or space between the dentels of the Ionic, or triglyphsof the Doric order. Baldus observes that in an ancient MS. copy of that author, theword metatome is used instead of metoche. This made Daviler suspect that the commontext of Vitruvius is corrupt, and that the word should not be metoclie but metatome,as it were section. Metopa. (Gr. Mera, between, and Ottt;, a hole.) The square space in the frieze betweenthe trigl^phs of the Doric order: it is left either plain or decorated, according to thetaste of the architect. In very ancient examples of this order the metopa was left quiteopen. Figs. 1414 and 1415 represent two sculptures from the Parthenon at Athens. Metre. The French unit of length (see Measure), from whence is derived their metricalsvetem now followed by many other nations. 1318 GLOSSAKY. Mexican Architecture. The building-3 of the ancient people inhabiting Mexico Yucatan in America—Teocalli or pyramids, wiih walls of ruined cities, various carvings. Fig. 1414. Fig. 1416. on the face of the stones, and sculpture of hideous shape, comprise nearly all that is asyet known of their works. Mezzanine. (Ital. Mezzano, middle.) A story of smnll height introduced between twohigher ones. See Enthesol. Mezzo Eelievo. See Rfxikvo. Middle Post. In a roof, the same as King Post. Middle Quarters of Columns. A name given to the four quarters of a column dividedby horizontal sections, forming angles of forty-five degrees on the plan. Middle Eail. The rail of a door, on or in which the lock is usually fixed. Mile. (Lat. Mille passuum, a thousand paces.) A measure of length in England equalto 1,760 yards. The Roman pace was 5 feet; and a Koman foot being equal to 1I62modern inches, it follows that the ancient Eoman mile was equivalent to 1,614 Englishyards, or very nearly eleven-twelfths of an English sta
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