John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... architectural design , and in the lines of the arches , the proportion of the wing walls , the spacing of the balusters or the application of ornament , he had a sure and unerring touch . Other great engineers have built bridges , his ...
... architectural design , and in the lines of the arches , the proportion of the wing walls , the spacing of the balusters or the application of ornament , he had a sure and unerring touch . Other great engineers have built bridges , his ...
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... architectural criticisms of Rennie's structures as against those of a different age . There can be no evaluation of merit ... architecture . The first class is well represented by his standard canal bridges ( Fig . 13 ) . Although simple ...
... architectural criticisms of Rennie's structures as against those of a different age . There can be no evaluation of merit ... architecture . The first class is well represented by his standard canal bridges ( Fig . 13 ) . Although simple ...
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... architecture also , suitable materials , excellent workmanship , fitness for purpose and pleasing proportions , together with an individual character that marks them all as Rennie's work . Specimens of this class are illustrated and ...
... architecture also , suitable materials , excellent workmanship , fitness for purpose and pleasing proportions , together with an individual character that marks them all as Rennie's work . Specimens of this class are illustrated and ...
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Family | 25 |
The Bell Rock Lighthouse | 52 |
Public Works | 62 |
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