An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... houses of the Peruvians . According to Pliny ( 1. vii . ) , the first houses of the Greeks were only of clay ; for it was a considerable time before that nation was acquainted with the process of hardening it into bricks . The ...
... houses of the Peruvians . According to Pliny ( 1. vii . ) , the first houses of the Greeks were only of clay ; for it was a considerable time before that nation was acquainted with the process of hardening it into bricks . The ...
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... houses were , in general , small ; and further , that the assertion of Herodotus , that it abounded in houses of two or three stories , argues that the majority consisted of only one . He well observes , " The peculiar climate of this ...
... houses were , in general , small ; and further , that the assertion of Herodotus , that it abounded in houses of two or three stories , argues that the majority consisted of only one . He well observes , " The peculiar climate of this ...
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... houses with low hovels , appears to have been avoided . In Thebes , the number of stories were , according to Diodorus , in some cases as much as four and five . Houses of small size were usually connected together , rarely exceeding ...
... houses with low hovels , appears to have been avoided . In Thebes , the number of stories were , according to Diodorus , in some cases as much as four and five . Houses of small size were usually connected together , rarely exceeding ...
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... houses for theatrical exhibitions is carried up with bamboos in a few hours . It is in universal use . The missionaries inform us that BRICK has been in use with the nation from the earliest period , and of both species , — burnt and ...
... houses for theatrical exhibitions is carried up with bamboos in a few hours . It is in universal use . The missionaries inform us that BRICK has been in use with the nation from the earliest period , and of both species , — burnt and ...
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... houses were constructed from 150 ft . to 200 ft . in height , flanked by towers extending to 300 ft . Though the emperors have , generally , aban- doned these enormous buildings , they are still occasionally erected . Most houses of the ...
... houses were constructed from 150 ft . to 200 ft . in height , flanked by towers extending to 300 ft . Though the emperors have , generally , aban- doned these enormous buildings , they are still occasionally erected . Most houses of the ...
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