An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... Roman in some measure qualifies the extent to which he would have them carried . " For , " he ob- serves , “ in such a variety of matters " ( the different arts and sciences ) " it cannot be supposed that the same person can arrive at ...
... Roman in some measure qualifies the extent to which he would have them carried . " For , " he ob- serves , “ in such a variety of matters " ( the different arts and sciences ) " it cannot be supposed that the same person can arrive at ...
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... Roman statue at the base of the mountain cut out of a piece of the rock . West of Soohag ( No. 17. ) 2 is the old town of Athribis , where is a Greek inscription in the ruined temple , and grottoes in the mountain . On the east side of ...
... Roman statue at the base of the mountain cut out of a piece of the rock . West of Soohag ( No. 17. ) 2 is the old town of Athribis , where is a Greek inscription in the ruined temple , and grottoes in the mountain . On the east side of ...
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... Roman Egyp- Fig . 68 . tian temple . Qoos ( No. 21. ) ( Apolli- nopolis parva ) no ruins . At Thebes ( No. 22. ) ( Diospolis magna ) , on the cast bank , Karnac and Lugsor ; on the west , tombs of the kings , private tombs , several ...
... Roman Egyp- Fig . 68 . tian temple . Qoos ( No. 21. ) ( Apolli- nopolis parva ) no ruins . At Thebes ( No. 22. ) ( Diospolis magna ) , on the cast bank , Karnac and Lugsor ; on the west , tombs of the kings , private tombs , several ...
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... Roman town were discovered in a sandy plain : the vegetable food of Cairoan is brought from afar ; and the scarcity of springs constrains the inhabitants to collect , in cis- terns and reservoirs , a precarious supply of rain water ...
... Roman town were discovered in a sandy plain : the vegetable food of Cairoan is brought from afar ; and the scarcity of springs constrains the inhabitants to collect , in cis- terns and reservoirs , a precarious supply of rain water ...
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... Roman architecture of the period had fallen . For the sake of illustrating what we mean , we refer , as examples , to the Baths of Dioclesian , to that emperor's palace at Salona , and to the buildings of Justinian and Theodosius ...
... Roman architecture of the period had fallen . For the sake of illustrating what we mean , we refer , as examples , to the Baths of Dioclesian , to that emperor's palace at Salona , and to the buildings of Justinian and Theodosius ...
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