The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 90
... erected on the occasion of his repairing the Flaminian way from that town to Rome . The erection of these triumphal arches afforded the means of gratifying the extraordinary vanity of the people with whom they originated . Many of them ...
... erected on the occasion of his repairing the Flaminian way from that town to Rome . The erection of these triumphal arches afforded the means of gratifying the extraordinary vanity of the people with whom they originated . Many of them ...
Page 162
... erected at Cherson ; a year after which the church of St. Basil , which , as well as the first named , was of timber , was erected under his command . This prince also built a church at Kief , where , it is said , there were already at ...
... erected at Cherson ; a year after which the church of St. Basil , which , as well as the first named , was of timber , was erected under his command . This prince also built a church at Kief , where , it is said , there were already at ...
Page 223
... erected under the designs of Kent , upon whom unbounded liberality and patronage were bestowed by Lord Burlington during the life of this artist , which terminated in 1748 . 512. About 1733 appeared , we believe , the last of the stone ...
... erected under the designs of Kent , upon whom unbounded liberality and patronage were bestowed by Lord Burlington during the life of this artist , which terminated in 1748 . 512. About 1733 appeared , we believe , the last of the stone ...
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