. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. Fig. 137C. North , Westminster. Capital of a Tri^lyph. Tlie square band which projects over it. In the Eoman Doricit has a greater projection tiian in the Grecian. Capitol. The Acropolis of ancient Rome. Capreoli. (Lat.) In ancient carpentry, the joints or braces of a roof. a term sometimes applied to a staircase in the form of a lielix or spiral. Caravanserai. Among the Eastern nations a large public building or inn apipr
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. Fig. 137C. North , Westminster. Capital of a Tri^lyph. Tlie square band which projects over it. In the Eoman Doricit has a greater projection tiian in the Grecian. Capitol. The Acropolis of ancient Rome. Capreoli. (Lat.) In ancient carpentry, the joints or braces of a roof. a term sometimes applied to a staircase in the form of a lielix or spiral. Caravanserai. Among the Eastern nations a large public building or inn apipropriatcdto the reception and lodgment of travellers Ijy caravans in the desert. Though the cara-vanserai serves the purpose of an inn, there is this essential ditference between the two,that in the former the traveller finds nothing either for the use of himself or his cattle,but must carry all his provisions and necessaries with him. Caravanserais are nu-merous in cities, where they serve, not only as inns, but as shops, warehouses, aud evenexchanges. Carbolic Acid. This fluid has lately been obtained from creosote by distillation. R
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