An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1881 - 1395 Seiten |
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... edifices are grand ; in that of India , the infinite subdivision into parts gives an air of littleness to the largest build- ings . In Egypt , solidity is carried to the extreme ; in India , there is not the slightest appearance of it ...
... edifices are grand ; in that of India , the infinite subdivision into parts gives an air of littleness to the largest build- ings . In Egypt , solidity is carried to the extreme ; in India , there is not the slightest appearance of it ...
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... edifices ; and Rome , until its citizens equalled kings in their wealth , had no monuments worthy to be remembered by the historian , or transmitted as models to the artist . 66. Not the least important of the causes that combined in ...
... edifices ; and Rome , until its citizens equalled kings in their wealth , had no monuments worthy to be remembered by the historian , or transmitted as models to the artist . 66. Not the least important of the causes that combined in ...
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... edifices themselves , such as statues , obelisks , & c .; and that which is actually affixed to them , such as the carving on the friezes , bas- reliefs , & c . 85. The former of these are remarkable for the size and beauty of the ...
... edifices themselves , such as statues , obelisks , & c .; and that which is actually affixed to them , such as the carving on the friezes , bas- reliefs , & c . 85. The former of these are remarkable for the size and beauty of the ...
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... edifices , they were not altogether devoid of splendour . Examples of them from sculp- tures may be seen in Sir G. Wilkinson's work above quoted . In the towns they of course varied in size and plan . The streets were narrow and laid ...
... edifices , they were not altogether devoid of splendour . Examples of them from sculp- tures may be seen in Sir G. Wilkinson's work above quoted . In the towns they of course varied in size and plan . The streets were narrow and laid ...
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... edifices erected by the Mexicans for religious purposes were solid masses of earth of a pyramidal shape , partly ... edifice or the pavement of the enclosure . Hence we may ob- serve that the Teocalli was very similar in form to the ...
... edifices erected by the Mexicans for religious purposes were solid masses of earth of a pyramidal shape , partly ... edifice or the pavement of the enclosure . Hence we may ob- serve that the Teocalli was very similar in form to the ...
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