An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... decorated with guilloche - like and zigzag ornaments , and a columnar base of a Persian cha- racter . Some have supposed that these belonged to the decorations of the door- way ; but we are of a different opinion , inasmuch as they ...
... decorated with guilloche - like and zigzag ornaments , and a columnar base of a Persian cha- racter . Some have supposed that these belonged to the decorations of the door- way ; but we are of a different opinion , inasmuch as they ...
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... decorated with bas - reliefs , of which fig . 25. is a specimen . On ar- riving at the top of this staircase , was found another large platform , paved with large blocks of stone ; and at the distance of twenty - two feet two inches ...
... decorated with bas - reliefs , of which fig . 25. is a specimen . On ar- riving at the top of this staircase , was found another large platform , paved with large blocks of stone ; and at the distance of twenty - two feet two inches ...
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... decorated with twisted columns of Tabriz mar- ble , leading through two brazen gates , whose extremities are of sil- ver , and their whole surface sculp- tured and embossed with flowers , and verses from the Koran . Advancing into the ...
... decorated with twisted columns of Tabriz mar- ble , leading through two brazen gates , whose extremities are of sil- ver , and their whole surface sculp- tured and embossed with flowers , and verses from the Koran . Advancing into the ...
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... decorated with painting and gilding . The walls are partly of white marble , and partly covered with mirrors , and are moreover deco- rated with six large paintings , whose subjects are the battles and royal fêtes of Shah Ismael and ...
... decorated with painting and gilding . The walls are partly of white marble , and partly covered with mirrors , and are moreover deco- rated with six large paintings , whose subjects are the battles and royal fêtes of Shah Ismael and ...
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... decorated with lilies upon a net - work ground , and the other with pomegranates . From the representation ( fig . 34. ) here given , the reader must be struck with their resemblance to the columns of Egypt with their lotus leaves , and ...
... decorated with lilies upon a net - work ground , and the other with pomegranates . From the representation ( fig . 34. ) here given , the reader must be struck with their resemblance to the columns of Egypt with their lotus leaves , and ...
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