An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... whereof examples are found in Attica . It must here be observed that , in the Etrurian part of Italy , Cyclo- pean works exist , particularly of those which Mr. Hamilton places in the second æra ; as Fig . 10 . at Norba in Latium , Cora ...
... whereof examples are found in Attica . It must here be observed that , in the Etrurian part of Italy , Cyclo- pean works exist , particularly of those which Mr. Hamilton places in the second æra ; as Fig . 10 . at Norba in Latium , Cora ...
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... whereof it is built . It had entrances from the east and the west , and one at the south - eastern angle . That on the east , lettered A , is pretty fairly preserved , and is approached by an inclined access , B , 15 ft . wide , along ...
... whereof it is built . It had entrances from the east and the west , and one at the south - eastern angle . That on the east , lettered A , is pretty fairly preserved , and is approached by an inclined access , B , 15 ft . wide , along ...
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... whereof the most perfect one is at the south - east angle , its breadth being 33 ft . and its height 43 ft . The size of the block whereon the lions are sculp- tured is 11 ft . broad at the base , 9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick ...
... whereof the most perfect one is at the south - east angle , its breadth being 33 ft . and its height 43 ft . The size of the block whereon the lions are sculp- tured is 11 ft . broad at the base , 9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick ...
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... whereof Pausanias speaks , bore a re- semblance to the building we have just described ; and it is very probable that all the subterranean chambers of Greece , Italy , and Sicily were very similarly constructed . Fig . 17. represents ...
... whereof Pausanias speaks , bore a re- semblance to the building we have just described ; and it is very probable that all the subterranean chambers of Greece , Italy , and Sicily were very similarly constructed . Fig . 17. represents ...
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... whereof , when excavated , square bricks were formed and baked in a furnace . With these , cemented together through the medium of heated bitumen intermixed with reeds to bind together the viscid mass , the sides of the trenches were ...
... whereof , when excavated , square bricks were formed and baked in a furnace . With these , cemented together through the medium of heated bitumen intermixed with reeds to bind together the viscid mass , the sides of the trenches were ...
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