An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 49
... ornaments of similar character ( fig . 79. ) . But the most singular LL ORNAMENTS AT THE PALACE OF MITLA . feature in these ruins , as com- pared with other Mexican architecture , was the discovery of six porphyry columns , placed for ...
... ornaments of similar character ( fig . 79. ) . But the most singular LL ORNAMENTS AT THE PALACE OF MITLA . feature in these ruins , as com- pared with other Mexican architecture , was the discovery of six porphyry columns , placed for ...
Page 186
... ornaments hang down , as Mr. Millers ob- serves , like " stalactites in caverns . " The fly- ing buttresses are equally ornamented , and the external surfaces of the walls are one mass of deli- cate sculpture . The ornaments , as may be ...
... ornaments hang down , as Mr. Millers ob- serves , like " stalactites in caverns . " The fly- ing buttresses are equally ornamented , and the external surfaces of the walls are one mass of deli- cate sculpture . The ornaments , as may be ...
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... Ornament ; Characteristics of Styles . 8vo . London , 1856 . Zach . Ornements d'Architecture du Moyen Âge d'Angleterre et de France . Munich , 1842 . Zahn , W. 4to . Select Ornaments for Architects and Workmen . Folio . 1844 . Ornamente ...
... Ornament ; Characteristics of Styles . 8vo . London , 1856 . Zach . Ornements d'Architecture du Moyen Âge d'Angleterre et de France . Munich , 1842 . Zahn , W. 4to . Select Ornaments for Architects and Workmen . Folio . 1844 . Ornamente ...
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ARCHITECTURE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES | 4 |
Basements and Attics | 13 |
Jewish and Phoenician | 24 |
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