An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page viii
... Architecture . This , though in many respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and Italian architecture ; but it does not embrace the history even of these branches , nor ...
... Architecture . This , though in many respects an useful work , is far behind the wants of the present day . It is confined exclusively to Roman and Italian architecture ; but it does not embrace the history even of these branches , nor ...
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... Architecture , adding an original Examination of the Elements of Beauty in Grecian Architecture , and an Investigation of its Origin , Progress , and Perfection ; in 1826 , he published the first translation in England of the entire ...
... Architecture , adding an original Examination of the Elements of Beauty in Grecian Architecture , and an Investigation of its Origin , Progress , and Perfection ; in 1826 , he published the first translation in England of the entire ...
Page xiii
... architecture as best suited to the climate of this country , and was fearless in expressing his opinions on subjects of art . He made frequent trips to France , Belgium , and Germany , embellishing the remarks which he made in his ...
... architecture as best suited to the climate of this country , and was fearless in expressing his opinions on subjects of art . He made frequent trips to France , Belgium , and Germany , embellishing the remarks which he made in his ...
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... architecture , but shall , under that head , enlarge further on the subject . 5 T SECT . III . DIFFERENT SORTS OF ... ARCHITECTURE . Different Sorts of Dwellings arising from different Occu-
... architecture , but shall , under that head , enlarge further on the subject . 5 T SECT . III . DIFFERENT SORTS OF ... ARCHITECTURE . Different Sorts of Dwellings arising from different Occu-
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... architectural effect , we are not to assume that a want of taste must be consequent on the first sort merely because it cannot be called constructive architecture . And here we must observe , that we think the writer in the Encyclopédie ...
... architectural effect , we are not to assume that a want of taste must be consequent on the first sort merely because it cannot be called constructive architecture . And here we must observe , that we think the writer in the Encyclopédie ...
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