The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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... 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 ...
Page 1141
... Edifices de Rome , dessinées et mésurés très exactement . wards of 300 plates . Paris , 1682 . Gell , Sir W. , and J. P. Gandy . Pompeiana ; the Topography , Edifices , and Ornaments of Pompeii . 2 vols . imperial 8vo . London , 1824 ...
... Edifices de Rome , dessinées et mésurés très exactement . wards of 300 plates . Paris , 1682 . Gell , Sir W. , and J. P. Gandy . Pompeiana ; the Topography , Edifices , and Ornaments of Pompeii . 2 vols . imperial 8vo . London , 1824 ...
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... Edifices in England . 4to . plates , 2 vols . London , 1823 . Examples of Gothic Architecture . 3 vols . 4to . 224 ... Edifices d'Italie . Cicognara , L. Le Fabbriche più cospicue di Venezia , misurate , illustrate , ed intagliate . 2 ...
... Edifices in England . 4to . plates , 2 vols . London , 1823 . Examples of Gothic Architecture . 3 vols . 4to . 224 ... Edifices d'Italie . Cicognara , L. Le Fabbriche più cospicue di Venezia , misurate , illustrate , ed intagliate . 2 ...
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