The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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... examples they descend into the apophyge of the shaft . 158. The tomb of Theron , at Agrigentum , in which Ionic columns and capitals are crowned with a Doric entablature , has , by some , been quoted as an example of the Ionic order ...
... examples they descend into the apophyge of the shaft . 158. The tomb of Theron , at Agrigentum , in which Ionic columns and capitals are crowned with a Doric entablature , has , by some , been quoted as an example of the Ionic order ...
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... example in England is that at Walsoken Church , near Wisbeach , where the chancel arch has four small shafts in each pier , all banded five or six times . It is additionally striking from its greater antiquity than any of the Irish examples ...
... example in England is that at Walsoken Church , near Wisbeach , where the chancel arch has four small shafts in each pier , all banded five or six times . It is additionally striking from its greater antiquity than any of the Irish examples ...
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... examples . In the church of St. Ouen , at Rouen , the circular window ( fig . 1191. ) , middle of the 14th century , exhibits the extraordinary difference between French and English examples of the same date . Beau- tiful as many of the ...
... examples . In the church of St. Ouen , at Rouen , the circular window ( fig . 1191. ) , middle of the 14th century , exhibits the extraordinary difference between French and English examples of the same date . Beau- tiful as many of the ...
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