The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 111
... Italy , they displayed the greatest anxiety to make the arts again flourish , and but for a number of adverse circumstances they would have succeeded . Indeed , the people whom the Romans designated as barbarous , were inhabitants of ...
... Italy , they displayed the greatest anxiety to make the arts again flourish , and but for a number of adverse circumstances they would have succeeded . Indeed , the people whom the Romans designated as barbarous , were inhabitants of ...
Page 157
... Italy , as it did in other nations , here equally brought in the styles of the Italian schools , which , as elsewhere throughout Europe , have lasted to the present period ; and will certainly endure until some general change in the ...
... Italy , as it did in other nations , here equally brought in the styles of the Italian schools , which , as elsewhere throughout Europe , have lasted to the present period ; and will certainly endure until some general change in the ...
Page 604
... Italy VII . 15 2 18 12 227 Constanti- nople Barcelona ยท Turkey 4 Spain Rome - Italy Pau - France 15 15 8 18 48 15 10 19 15 20 20 18 24 00 Florence - Avignon Italy France 15 22 20 12 15 24 20 24 Genoa Bologna Italy Italy 15 28 20 48 15 ...
... Italy VII . 15 2 18 12 227 Constanti- nople Barcelona ยท Turkey 4 Spain Rome - Italy Pau - France 15 15 8 18 48 15 10 19 15 20 20 18 24 00 Florence - Avignon Italy France 15 22 20 12 15 24 20 24 Genoa Bologna Italy Italy 15 28 20 48 15 ...
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