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Page 35
At the entrance of the consecrated spot the ground is paved to the width of 100 ft .
( HA & Opor ) or less , and in length three or four times its width , and in some
places even more . This is called the court ( Opouos , course ) ; thus Callimachus
...
At the entrance of the consecrated spot the ground is paved to the width of 100 ft .
( HA & Opor ) or less , and in length three or four times its width , and in some
places even more . This is called the court ( Opouos , course ) ; thus Callimachus
...
Page 78
... productions became necessary to the gratification of the people . Thus it was
that our art , among the others , born and reared in Greece , made Italy its
adopted country , and there shone with undiminished splendour , though
perhaps less ...
... productions became necessary to the gratification of the people . Thus it was
that our art , among the others , born and reared in Greece , made Italy its
adopted country , and there shone with undiminished splendour , though
perhaps less ...
Page 85
The height of the blature is a small fraction less than one quarter the height of the
column . The intermniations are , as nearly as possible , 1.5 diameter of the
column ; whence the size of temple will be easily determined . 09. At the foot of
the ...
The height of the blature is a small fraction less than one quarter the height of the
column . The intermniations are , as nearly as possible , 1.5 diameter of the
column ; whence the size of temple will be easily determined . 09. At the foot of
the ...
Page 92
But other less creditable motives have been attributed to Hadrian for its
destruction , one of them the envy he had of the name of its founder . There are
still partial remains of an ancient Roman bridge over the Tagus near Alcantara .
But other less creditable motives have been attributed to Hadrian for its
destruction , one of them the envy he had of the name of its founder . There are
still partial remains of an ancient Roman bridge over the Tagus near Alcantara .
Page 121
Again , the people of the East with whom we are best acquainted , in a great
measure sacrificed their less durable mode of building to that which they found
established by the Greeks . Thus , the church of Santa Sophia was a model , after
the ...
Again , the people of the East with whom we are best acquainted , in a great
measure sacrificed their less durable mode of building to that which they found
established by the Greeks . Thus , the church of Santa Sophia was a model , after
the ...
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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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