 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Mathematics - 1716 - 748 pages
...that which was to be Superftru&ed ; and to Bind the two Sides together firmly ; for the Wau it felf is only Faced with Small Square Stone, and the Middle thereof filled with Mortar and Pebble. Vitruvius commends Bricks-Building before Stone even for the Duration : and therefore to excuiè it,... | |
 | John Britton, John Hodgson - Architecture - 1812 - 1036 pages
...that the wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or, as it were, so many new foundations to that which...bind the two sides together firmly ; for the wall is faced only with small square stones, and the middle is filled with mortar and pebble. These bricks... | |
 | John Bigland - 1815 - 1038 pages
...that the wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or, as it were, so many new foundations to that which was to be superstrueted, and to bind the two sides together firmly ; for the wall is faced only with small square... | |
 | William Hargrove - York (England) - 1818 - 342 pages
...this wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or as it were so many new foundations, to that which...filled with mortar and pebble. " These bricks are about seventeen inches long, of our measure, about eleven inches broad, and two and a half thick. This,... | |
 | William Hargrove - York (England) - 1818 - 328 pages
...this wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or as it were so many new foundations, to that which...filled with mortar and pebble. " These bricks are about seventeen inches Ions:. O ' of our measure, about eleven inches broad, and two and a half thick.... | |
 | William Hargrove - York (England) - 1818 - 384 pages
...this wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or as it were so many new foundations, to that which...faced with small square stone, and the middle thereof llilcd with mortar and pebble. " These bricks are about seventeen inches long, of our measure, about... | |
 | Robert Rouière Pearce - 1841 - 192 pages
...to be as thorough, or as- it were so many new foundations, to that which was to be superstructured, and to bind the two sides together firmly; for the...cement is so hard as to be almost imperishable."* After the most careful examination and the most minute inquiries there remains no doubt that this remarkable... | |
 | Great Britain - 1847 - 582 pages
...this wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or, as it were, so many new foundations, to that which...was to be superstructed, and to bind the two sides firmly together ; for lhe wall itself is only laced with small square stone, and the middle thereof... | |
 | 1852 - 216 pages
...this wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or, as it were, so many new foundations to that which...for the wall itself is only faced with small square stones, and the middle thereof filled with mortar and pebbles. These bricks are 17 inches long, 11... | |
 | Whellan T. and co - 1855 - 722 pages
...this wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or as it were so many new foundations, to that which was to be superstracted, and to bind the two sides firmly together; for the wall itself is only faced with small... | |
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... bricks ; beyond which the wall is imperfect, and capped with modern building. In all this height, there is not any casement or loophole, but one entire and uniform wall ; from which we may infer that this wall was built some courses higher, after... 