An Encyclopædia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, 1888 - 1443 Seiten |
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... Wood , however , offers such facilities of construction , that still , as of old , where it abounds , its adoption ... woods about Pontus furnish such. 2 Book 1 . HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE .
... Wood , however , offers such facilities of construction , that still , as of old , where it abounds , its adoption ... woods about Pontus furnish such. 2 Book 1 . HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE .
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Joseph Gwilt. afterwards observes , " The woods about Pontus furnish such abundance of timber , that they build in the ... wood , which was the earliest material , at length were substituted bricks , stone , marble , and the like ; and ...
Joseph Gwilt. afterwards observes , " The woods about Pontus furnish such abundance of timber , that they build in the ... wood , which was the earliest material , at length were substituted bricks , stone , marble , and the like ; and ...
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... wood , in which was con- tained a human body enclosed in a tight wrapper , and apparently partially covered with bitumen , which crumbled into dust on exposure to the air . About this spot Mr. R. also ex- cavated and found a coffin ...
... wood , in which was con- tained a human body enclosed in a tight wrapper , and apparently partially covered with bitumen , which crumbled into dust on exposure to the air . About this spot Mr. R. also ex- cavated and found a coffin ...
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... wood in the construction of his private palace . According to Du Halde , the iron - wood , the ly - mo , is as tall as the oaks of Europe , but is less in its trunk , and differs from it in colour , which is darker , and in weight . The ...
... wood in the construction of his private palace . According to Du Halde , the iron - wood , the ly - mo , is as tall as the oaks of Europe , but is less in its trunk , and differs from it in colour , which is darker , and in weight . The ...
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... wood , and varnished or painted with figures . Sometimes the communication between apart- ments is in the form of an entire circle , which some have compared to the aperture of a bird - cage . The windows are rectangular , and filled in ...
... wood , and varnished or painted with figures . Sometimes the communication between apart- ments is in the form of an entire circle , which some have compared to the aperture of a bird - cage . The windows are rectangular , and filled in ...
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