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Page 25
The capitals and columns about Persepolis have a remarkable similarity to some
of the Hindoo examples , and seem to indicate a common origin ; indeed , it is our
opinion , and one which we have not adopted without considerable hesitation ...
The capitals and columns about Persepolis have a remarkable similarity to some
of the Hindoo examples , and seem to indicate a common origin ; indeed , it is our
opinion , and one which we have not adopted without considerable hesitation ...
Page 39
Of this species of ornament the ruins of Thebes present a magnificent example .
They were placed on plinths facing one another , and about ten feet apart .
Examples of lions also occur . The form of the Egyptian obelisks is too well known
...
Of this species of ornament the ruins of Thebes present a magnificent example .
They were placed on plinths facing one another , and about ten feet apart .
Examples of lions also occur . The form of the Egyptian obelisks is too well known
...
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vast number of the examples of Egyptian capitals , one of which , among many ,
is seen in fig . 94 . 172701133 141. The progress of the art in Greece , whose
inhabitants , in the opinion of the Egyptian priests in the time of Solon , were so ...
vast number of the examples of Egyptian capitals , one of which , among many ,
is seen in fig . 94 . 172701133 141. The progress of the art in Greece , whose
inhabitants , in the opinion of the Egyptian priests in the time of Solon , were so ...
Page 63
GRECIAN . rms ; and the sixth shows the height of the capitals also in the same
terms :I 63 Height of Example . Height divided by lower Diameter in English Feet .
Diameters high Height of Entablature Interco ( apital in Terms of lumniations .
GRECIAN . rms ; and the sixth shows the height of the capitals also in the same
terms :I 63 Height of Example . Height divided by lower Diameter in English Feet .
Diameters high Height of Entablature Interco ( apital in Terms of lumniations .
Page 67
Its walls , in many parts , are entire , and exhibit a fine example of Grecian military
architecture in their towers and gates . ... Greek examples these proportions are
approximated , an exact conformity with the rule is not observed in any .
Its walls , in many parts , are entire , and exhibit a fine example of Grecian military
architecture in their towers and gates . ... Greek examples these proportions are
approximated , an exact conformity with the rule is not observed in any .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & Practical |
| Author | Joseph Gwilt |
| Editor | Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1891 |
| Length | 1443 pages |
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