An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and ... respect of first principles confined within certain limits ; but the analysis of those principles and their relation ...
... respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and ... respect of first principles confined within certain limits ; but the analysis of those principles and their relation ...
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... respect of the Cyclopean architecture , of the arts travelling in every direction from some central Asiatic point , is fully borne out ; and that the Egyp- tian style had its origin in Asia . We are quite aware that conjectures ...
... respect of the Cyclopean architecture , of the arts travelling in every direction from some central Asiatic point , is fully borne out ; and that the Egyp- tian style had its origin in Asia . We are quite aware that conjectures ...
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... respect of its analysis and deve- lopment . Thirdly , and lastly , in respect of the taste , style , and character which it exhibits . 63. I. In our introduction , we have alluded to the three states of life which even in ā- the ...
... respect of its analysis and deve- lopment . Thirdly , and lastly , in respect of the taste , style , and character which it exhibits . 63. I. In our introduction , we have alluded to the three states of life which even in ā- the ...
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... respects . Nature , in one sense , is the model upon which architecture is founded ; not as a subject of imitation , but ... respect was entertained for that which had existed be fore , when all its institutions tended to preserve social ...
... respects . Nature , in one sense , is the model upon which architecture is founded ; not as a subject of imitation , but ... respect was entertained for that which had existed be fore , when all its institutions tended to preserve social ...
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... respect of the proportions of the great pyramid , has en- deavoured to prove that the unit of Egyptian measurement is an ell equal to 1.713 English feet , and that it is expressed a certain number of times without remainder in a correct ...
... respect of the proportions of the great pyramid , has en- deavoured to prove that the unit of Egyptian measurement is an ell equal to 1.713 English feet , and that it is expressed a certain number of times without remainder in a correct ...
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