An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 31
... 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 ...
Page 49
... edifices remarkable for their symmetry and the elegance of their ornaments . The antiquity of them is unknown . In the district of Oaxaca , south of Mexico , stands the palace of Mitla , contracted from Mignitlan , signi- fying , in ...
... edifices remarkable for their symmetry and the elegance of their ornaments . The antiquity of them is unknown . In the district of Oaxaca , south of Mexico , stands the palace of Mitla , contracted from Mignitlan , signi- fying , in ...
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... edifices were grander than ordinary , were placed upon foundations of stone . There is no instruction to be derived from pursuing this subject further . That the arts at the period in question scarcely existed , is quite certain ; and ...
... edifices were grander than ordinary , were placed upon foundations of stone . There is no instruction to be derived from pursuing this subject further . That the arts at the period in question scarcely existed , is quite certain ; and ...
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ARCHITECTURE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES | 4 |
Basements and Attics | 13 |
Jewish and Phoenician | 24 |
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