Rudiments of ancient architecture, containing an historical account of the five orders, with their proportions, and examples of each from antiques also, extracts from Vitruvius, Pliny, &c. relative to the buildings of the ancients (London, 1810 (4. Aufl.))

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Inches.

London ,.r.......................Foot.. 12.000

Amsterdam......................Foot ..11.139

•Berlin..........................Foot.. 12.188

Bern-----.........................Foot. -11.540

Bologna..........................Foot.. 15.014

Cairo..................-Derah or Cubit..21.888

Constantinople ...-------Great Turkish Pike.. 26. 4

------.,.. .Lesser Turkish Pike - .25.575

Copenhagen____„,................Foot.. 12.350

Florence--------- ..._____.........Braccio..22.925

Genoa....................... T. -Palm.. 5.768

Koningsburg____..............._ .Foot. -12.108

Lisbon.........................Palm.. 8.603

Madrid...........____.........Foot. .11.124

Milan........................Braccio. .23. 60

Naples........................ .Palm. .10. 32

Parma.----,------------..... Braccio- -21.512

Paris..............-------------r Foot- -12.785

...............-------- - - Metre- -39.371

Persia..................--- Arish- -38.364

Petersburgh.................Archin--27.528

Rhinland,....................Foot- -12.350

Rome........-.......-.....Palm- - 8. 82

Stockholm.....................Foot- 11.684

Turin-----.-----------...........Foot- -12.713

Venice......--- ---...........Foot--13.670

Vienna - - -............---------Foot- -12.516

THE ANCIENT MEASURES.

GREEK.

Palm, Doron, Dochme, or Palaisee........3.022

Foot, Pous.....................- - - 12.09

KOMAN.

Palm,Palmus........................2.901

Foot, Pes........................11.60S