A Rudimentary Manual of Architecture: Being a History and Explanation of the Principal Styles of European Architecture, Ancient, Mediaeval, and Renaissance, with Their Chief Variations Described and Illustrated; to which is Appended a Glossary of Technical TermsLongmans, Green, 1870 - 304 páginas |
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... complete the temple at his own cost , on condition that his name should be in- scribed on it as the builder , but his offer was declined . Although this magnificent structure was considerably despoiled by Nero ( A.D. 50 ) , it was not ...
... complete the temple at his own cost , on condition that his name should be in- scribed on it as the builder , but his offer was declined . Although this magnificent structure was considerably despoiled by Nero ( A.D. 50 ) , it was not ...
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... complete arch had they cared to follow out the thought . It was the same case with Egyptian work , which exhibits only imperfect forms ; and there is no evidence to show that its real principle was known to the Per- sians or Hindoos ...
... complete arch had they cared to follow out the thought . It was the same case with Egyptian work , which exhibits only imperfect forms ; and there is no evidence to show that its real principle was known to the Per- sians or Hindoos ...
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... complete and perfect specimen of Romanesque architecture in England is , perhaps , the lordly , huge , and vast ' pile of Durham Cathedral . A few other English specimens may be mentioned , in the naves of Gloucester , Rochester , and ...
... complete and perfect specimen of Romanesque architecture in England is , perhaps , the lordly , huge , and vast ' pile of Durham Cathedral . A few other English specimens may be mentioned , in the naves of Gloucester , Rochester , and ...
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... Complete Gothic ' and ' Late Complete Gothic , ' each differing from the other in principle , and each division comprising two of the Gothic styles . The first division , expressing its unity by means of subordination , comprises the ...
... Complete Gothic ' and ' Late Complete Gothic , ' each differing from the other in principle , and each division comprising two of the Gothic styles . The first division , expressing its unity by means of subordination , comprises the ...
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... Complete Gothic of this country . The style Rayonnant was not of long duration ; it FIG . 68 . STYLE PRIMAIRE . BAY FROM S. DENIS , STYLE RAYONNANT . rapidly gave way to the style Flamboyant ( fig . 70 ) , which corresponds exactly with ...
... Complete Gothic of this country . The style Rayonnant was not of long duration ; it FIG . 68 . STYLE PRIMAIRE . BAY FROM S. DENIS , STYLE RAYONNANT . rapidly gave way to the style Flamboyant ( fig . 70 ) , which corresponds exactly with ...
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