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There are also several quarries called Anician in the territory of Tarquinii, the stone being of the color of peperino. ...Neither the season of frost nor exposure to fire can harm it. (Vitruvius)
They should rather be made of white and chalky or of red clay, or even of a coarse grained gravelly clay. View quote
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In Spring all trees become pregnant. View quote
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The larch... is not only preserved from decay and the worm by the great bitterness of its sap, but also it cannot be kindled with fire. View quote
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In theatres... there are the bronze vessels in which are placed in niches under the seats. View quote
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Hence buildings made of these kinds of wood last for an unending period of time. View quote
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In walls of masonry the first question must be with regard to the sand, in order that it may be fit to mix into mortar and have no dirt in it. View quote
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They never began to build defensive works in a place until after they had made many such trials and satisfied themselves that good water and food had made the liver sound and firm. ...healthfulness being their chief object. View quote
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For the eye is always in search of beauty. View quote
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Oak... lasts for an unlimited period when buried in underground structures. View quote
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With the ripening of the fruits in Autumn. (Vitruvius)
Our workmen, in their hurry to finish, devote themselves only to the facings. View quote
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Further, at intervals they lay single stones which run through the entire thickness of the wall. View quote
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Bricks... should not be made of sandy or pebbly clay, or of fine gravel. View quote
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The properties of the soil are as different and unlike as are the various countries. View quote
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There is no kind of material, no body, and no thing that can be produced or conceived of, which is not made up of elementary particles. View quote
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Where there is no pitsand, we must use the kinds washed up by rivers or by the sea. View quote
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This is because there is a very small proportion of the elements of fire and air in its composition. View quote
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The stone in quarries is found to be of different and unlike qualities. In some it is soft... in others it is medium... in still others it is hard as in lava quarries. There are also numerous other kinds:. View quote
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Nobody draws the light for covered wine rooms from the south or west, but rather from the north. View quote
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Dig down to solid bottom, if it can be found. (Vitruvius)
Travertine and all stone of that class can stand injury. View quote
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But more careful investigators tell us that there are eight. View quote
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But if the moisture is sucked out of the mortar by the porous rubble, and the lime and sand separate and disunite. View quote
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Let the stone be taken from the quarry two years before. View quote
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