An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 93
... given in the GLOSSARY . ) 226. Theatres . - The earliest stone theatre of Rome , as we have before stated ( 185. ) , was that of Pompey ; but it must be recollected that as there are notices in history of this theatre having been more ...
... given in the GLOSSARY . ) 226. Theatres . - The earliest stone theatre of Rome , as we have before stated ( 185. ) , was that of Pompey ; but it must be recollected that as there are notices in history of this theatre having been more ...
Page 131
... given , with many others , by Mr. G. E. Street in his Gothic Architecture of Spain . Numerous examples are given in the Freemasons ' Monthly Magazine , & c . new series , 1862 , and in the Builder Journal for 1863. Perhaps the fact of ...
... given , with many others , by Mr. G. E. Street in his Gothic Architecture of Spain . Numerous examples are given in the Freemasons ' Monthly Magazine , & c . new series , 1862 , and in the Builder Journal for 1863. Perhaps the fact of ...
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... given by Milizia . 371. Having studied at Rome , he was invited to Naples by Don Pedro di Toledo , then viceroy there , who employed him as architect to the Emperor Charles V. in many important works in that city , whence he was called ...
... given by Milizia . 371. Having studied at Rome , he was invited to Naples by Don Pedro di Toledo , then viceroy there , who employed him as architect to the Emperor Charles V. in many important works in that city , whence he was called ...
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... given rise to the pointed arch . The mouldings of the Saxon period continued much in use , and we ought , perhaps , to have given some of them , as belonging to the preceding section ; and , indeed , should have so done , if , in the ...
... given rise to the pointed arch . The mouldings of the Saxon period continued much in use , and we ought , perhaps , to have given some of them , as belonging to the preceding section ; and , indeed , should have so done , if , in the ...
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... given by Dugdale for the length . The dimensions of the present edifice are given in paragraphs 470-474 . LINCOLN - CATHEDRAL CHURCH ( S. Mary ) . - Dates and Founders . Nave . Choir . Aisles . Transepts . Towers . Bishops . 1123-48 ...
... given by Dugdale for the length . The dimensions of the present edifice are given in paragraphs 470-474 . LINCOLN - CATHEDRAL CHURCH ( S. Mary ) . - Dates and Founders . Nave . Choir . Aisles . Transepts . Towers . Bishops . 1123-48 ...
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