An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... 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 destroy its grand cha- racter . We think if ...
... 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 destroy its grand cha- racter . We think if ...
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... ornaments of pure gold . This , and the minarets that flank it , are now falling into decay . The other sides of the square are occupied , one , by a lofty and beautiful portico , and the remaining two by small square cells for students ...
... ornaments of pure gold . This , and the minarets that flank it , are now falling into decay . The other sides of the square are occupied , one , by a lofty and beautiful portico , and the remaining two by small square cells for students ...
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... ornaments which in Grecian architecture are so well applied and balanced , seem more the work of chance than of consideration . We here insert an external view of the temple at this place ( fig . 44. ) . The essential differences ...
... ornaments which in Grecian architecture are so well applied and balanced , seem more the work of chance than of consideration . We here insert an external view of the temple at this place ( fig . 44. ) . The essential differences ...
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... ornaments . In no country was the connection between religion and architecture closer than in Egypt , and as the conceptions and execution in architecture are dependent on the other arts , we will here briefly examine the influence ...
... ornaments . In no country was the connection between religion and architecture closer than in Egypt , and as the conceptions and execution in architecture are dependent on the other arts , we will here briefly examine the influence ...
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... ornaments representing a series of reeds parallel to each other from top to bottom ; in other cases in groups of three or six in a group , the intervals between them being sculptured with winged globes , as on the portico of the temple ...
... ornaments representing a series of reeds parallel to each other from top to bottom ; in other cases in groups of three or six in a group , the intervals between them being sculptured with winged globes , as on the portico of the temple ...
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