Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Volume 1Henry G. Bohn, 1855 |
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... braccia † in diameter , and serves as roof and crown to the fabric ; it is formed of one single stone , and is so large and unwieldy ( the weight being more than 200,000 lbs . ) that one cannot but marvel at the means by which it was ...
... braccia † in diameter , and serves as roof and crown to the fabric ; it is formed of one single stone , and is so large and unwieldy ( the weight being more than 200,000 lbs . ) that one cannot but marvel at the means by which it was ...
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... braccia and a half out of the direct line , according to the declension of the foundation . This declina- tion is not much observed below , but is very obvious in the upper part , and has caused many to marvel that the campa- nile has ...
... braccia and a half out of the direct line , according to the declension of the foundation . This declina- tion is not much observed below , but is very obvious in the upper part , and has caused many to marvel that the campa- nile has ...
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... braccia * deep , strong buttresses were added to each angle of the eight sides , and from these supports it was that ... braccia , and the breadth across the transepts 166 , that of the nave and side aisles 66 ; the height of the central ...
... braccia * deep , strong buttresses were added to each angle of the eight sides , and from these supports it was that ... braccia , and the breadth across the transepts 166 , that of the nave and side aisles 66 ; the height of the central ...
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Giorgio Vasari, Jean Paul Richter. lantern is 36 braccia high , exclusive of the ball , which is four braccia , and the cross eight , making the whole height of the cupola , from the ground to the top of the cross , 202 braccia . Arnolfo ...
Giorgio Vasari, Jean Paul Richter. lantern is 36 braccia high , exclusive of the ball , which is four braccia , and the cross eight , making the whole height of the cupola , from the ground to the top of the cross , 202 braccia . Arnolfo ...
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... braccia high , which were to serve for its decoration , he brought it , by slow degrees , to the form it now bears . This pulpit is based partly upon the above - mentioned figures , partly on columns supported by lions ; on the sides ...
... braccia high , which were to serve for its decoration , he brought it , by slow degrees , to the form it now bears . This pulpit is based partly upon the above - mentioned figures , partly on columns supported by lions ; on the sides ...
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