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60 . nimals , winged globes , and scarabæi , are the alınost constant decorations
placed on what und on the centre of it , as also of the great concave cornice , fig .
61. is a representation . EGYPTIAN . 37 lis . OULD PL 51. BAPTI . ? in Denon's ...
60 . nimals , winged globes , and scarabæi , are the alınost constant decorations
placed on what und on the centre of it , as also of the great concave cornice , fig .
61. is a representation . EGYPTIAN . 37 lis . OULD PL 51. BAPTI . ? in Denon's ...
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on which transversely are placed those which actually form the ceilings , just like
the floor boards of a modern economical English building . On them are often
found some of the most interesting representations that are in existence : we
allude ...
on which transversely are placed those which actually form the ceilings , just like
the floor boards of a modern economical English building . On them are often
found some of the most interesting representations that are in existence : we
allude ...
Page 39
64 , 1 Sear They are generally isolated , and placed on simple pedestals . The
use of Caryatides , as they are called , perhaps improperly , in Egyptian
architecture , if we may judge from remains , does not appear to have been very
frequent .
64 , 1 Sear They are generally isolated , and placed on simple pedestals . The
use of Caryatides , as they are called , perhaps improperly , in Egyptian
architecture , if we may judge from remains , does not appear to have been very
frequent .
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The tombs of Mitla are three edifices , placed symmetrically in a very romantic
situation . That in the best preservation , and , at the same time , the principal one
, is nearly 130 ft . long . A staircase , formed in a pit , leads to a subterranean ...
The tombs of Mitla are three edifices , placed symmetrically in a very romantic
situation . That in the best preservation , and , at the same time , the principal one
, is nearly 130 ft . long . A staircase , formed in a pit , leads to a subterranean ...
Page 61
Under this new order , they placed a base as a to the foot . They also added
volutes to the capital , resembling the graceful curls of air , hanging therefrom , to
the right and left , certain mouldings and foliage . On the channels were sunk ...
Under this new order , they placed a base as a to the foot . They also added
volutes to the capital , resembling the graceful curls of air , hanging therefrom , to
the right and left , certain mouldings and foliage . On the channels were sunk ...
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| 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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