An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... divided were , we may safely assume , those of hunters , of shepherds , and of those occupied in agriculture ; and the buildings for protection which each would require , must have been characterised by their several occu- pations . The ...
... divided were , we may safely assume , those of hunters , of shepherds , and of those occupied in agriculture ; and the buildings for protection which each would require , must have been characterised by their several occu- pations . The ...
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... divided into two parts by the river Euphrates , which was of considerable width at the spot . The two divisions of the city were connected by a massive bridge of masonry strongly connected with iron and lead ; and the embankments to ...
... divided into two parts by the river Euphrates , which was of considerable width at the spot . The two divisions of the city were connected by a massive bridge of masonry strongly connected with iron and lead ; and the embankments to ...
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... divided on the ground floor by a wide passage , which extends through the whole length . On the side towards the street the shops are placed , beyond which a quadrangular open vestibule leads to the private apartments , which are ...
... divided on the ground floor by a wide passage , which extends through the whole length . On the side towards the street the shops are placed , beyond which a quadrangular open vestibule leads to the private apartments , which are ...
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... divided into three periods , the last in each being lost in the change that took place in Italy on the revival of the arts . The periods of the Gothic will be noticed under the proper section . 126. The first period in the history of ...
... divided into three periods , the last in each being lost in the change that took place in Italy on the revival of the arts . The periods of the Gothic will be noticed under the proper section . 126. The first period in the history of ...
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... divided into several parts , whereof the most remarkable were - the Bporтetov , brontćum , under the floor , where were deposited vessels full of stones and other materials for imitating the sound of thunder ; the TOKÝVLOV , episcenium ...
... divided into several parts , whereof the most remarkable were - the Bporтetov , brontćum , under the floor , where were deposited vessels full of stones and other materials for imitating the sound of thunder ; the TOKÝVLOV , episcenium ...
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