"All building naturally divides into two classes, the architecture of the beam and that of the arch, which have been called trabeated and arcuated—according to the means which it uses for covering openings and spaces—the first being that which covers them by beams or s, the second that which uses arches. The logical development of the two classes leads in the one to flat ceilings and straight roofs, in the other to vaults and s."
Arch

January 1, 1970

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