An Encyclopædia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, 1888 - 1443 Seiten |
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... Architecture . This , though in many respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and Italian architecture ; but it does not embrace the history even of these branches , nor ...
... Architecture . This , though in many respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and Italian architecture ; but it does not embrace the history even of these branches , nor ...
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... have been used , as in the present day , for covering roofs . 8 The period at which wrought stone was originally used for architectural purposes is quite unknown , as is that in which cement of. B 2 CHAP . 1 . 3 ORIGIN OF ARCHITECTURE .
... have been used , as in the present day , for covering roofs . 8 The period at which wrought stone was originally used for architectural purposes is quite unknown , as is that in which cement of. B 2 CHAP . 1 . 3 ORIGIN OF ARCHITECTURE .
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... architectural work ; but we should have considered our notice of the earlier monuments of antiquity incomplete without naming the cairn . 25. ( 5. ) Logan or Rocking Stones . These were large blocks poised so nicely on the points of ...
... architectural work ; but we should have considered our notice of the earlier monuments of antiquity incomplete without naming the cairn . 25. ( 5. ) Logan or Rocking Stones . These were large blocks poised so nicely on the points of ...
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... architecture be founded on the basis of truth , but shown afterwards , on their separation from the parent stock , in Abury , Stonehenge , Carnac , and many other places . Ruins to a considerable extent exist round the Birs Nemroud ...
... architecture be founded on the basis of truth , but shown afterwards , on their separation from the parent stock , in Abury , Stonehenge , Carnac , and many other places . Ruins to a considerable extent exist round the Birs Nemroud ...
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