An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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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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... ornament ; the former , indeed , collected in bundles , seems to have been the type of some of the species of their columns . In their entablatures and elsewhere , animals of all sorts occasionally find a place as ornaments , even down ...
... ornament ; the former , indeed , collected in bundles , seems to have been the type of some of the species of their columns . In their entablatures and elsewhere , animals of all sorts occasionally find a place as ornaments , even down ...
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... ornaments . 104. It is said that there are 10,000 miao , or idol temples in Pekin and its environs . Some of these are of considerable size , others are more distinguished for their beauty ; there is , however , no sufficient account of ...
... ornaments . 104. It is said that there are 10,000 miao , or idol temples in Pekin and its environs . Some of these are of considerable size , others are more distinguished for their beauty ; there is , however , no sufficient account of ...
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