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Page 2
Wh portion of the race fixed its abode the purposes of agriculture , a very ferent
species of dwelling was necessary . Solidity was required as well for the per :
comfort of the husbandman as for preserving , from one season to another , the
fruits ...
Wh portion of the race fixed its abode the purposes of agriculture , a very ferent
species of dwelling was necessary . Solidity was required as well for the per :
comfort of the husbandman as for preserving , from one season to another , the
fruits ...
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Sculpture here again abounds , whereof we do not think a description necessary
, as in fig . 25. a specimen of it bas been given , sufficient to indicate its character .
Behind this edifice is another , in some respects similar , except that it is thirty ...
Sculpture here again abounds , whereof we do not think a description necessary
, as in fig . 25. a specimen of it bas been given , sufficient to indicate its character .
Behind this edifice is another , in some respects similar , except that it is thirty ...
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It is not necessary to inquire whether the people had or had not tents or houses in
which timber was used for beams or for support , since the character of their
architecture is specially influenced by the exclusive use of stone as a material ;
and ...
It is not necessary to inquire whether the people had or had not tents or houses in
which timber was used for beams or for support , since the character of their
architecture is specially influenced by the exclusive use of stone as a material ;
and ...
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The columns are absolutely necessary for the support of the ceilings , which
consist of large blocks of stone , and are ... Before adverting to the form and
disposition of the Egyptian teinple , we think it here necessary to notice the recent
...
The columns are absolutely necessary for the support of the ceilings , which
consist of large blocks of stone , and are ... Before adverting to the form and
disposition of the Egyptian teinple , we think it here necessary to notice the recent
...
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Some great convulsion was necessary before they could undergo alteration , and
such was the introduction of Christianity . Thus , says Saint Isidore , the basilica
suffered transformation into the Christian church : - “ Basilicæ olim negotiis ...
Some great convulsion was necessary before they could undergo alteration , and
such was the introduction of Christianity . Thus , says Saint Isidore , the basilica
suffered transformation into the Christian church : - “ Basilicæ olim negotiis ...
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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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