An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age, Their Architectural Disposition and Enrichments;: And on the Remains of the Roman Domestic Edifices Discovered in Great BritainLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833 - 179 sidor |
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... edifice was at length destroyed with all its con- tents by a conflagration . The site of the palace of the Cæsars at Rome , comprehending the re- mains of the residence of the Emperors and the Golden House of Nero , is now a desert ...
... edifice was at length destroyed with all its con- tents by a conflagration . The site of the palace of the Cæsars at Rome , comprehending the re- mains of the residence of the Emperors and the Golden House of Nero , is now a desert ...
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... edifice too far , according to Forsyth , a most intelligent traveller , and per- haps the best architectural critic who has visited the spot . Speaking of the Imperial Palace , he says , " In the present chaos of broken walls and ...
... edifice too far , according to Forsyth , a most intelligent traveller , and per- haps the best architectural critic who has visited the spot . Speaking of the Imperial Palace , he says , " In the present chaos of broken walls and ...
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... edifice , the elegant form and just proportion of the columns and other parts of the architecture , the perfect deception to the eye , and the grand effect of the whole , showed such taste , skill , and in- vention as well as judgment ...
... edifice , the elegant form and just proportion of the columns and other parts of the architecture , the perfect deception to the eye , and the grand effect of the whole , showed such taste , skill , and in- vention as well as judgment ...
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... edifice , with its detached buildings , covered an extent of ground con- sisting of between nine and ten English acres . The ground - plan was quadrangular , and the building was flanked by sixteen towers . Two 1 See Gunn's Inquiry into ...
... edifice , with its detached buildings , covered an extent of ground con- sisting of between nine and ten English acres . The ground - plan was quadrangular , and the building was flanked by sixteen towers . Two 1 See Gunn's Inquiry into ...
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... edifice , and the approach to the principal apartments was from a stately entrance , still denominated the Golden Gate . The approach was terminated 1 This mansion was erected for an emperor's retirement , and did not possess the ...
... edifice , and the approach to the principal apartments was from a stately entrance , still denominated the Golden Gate . The approach was terminated 1 This mansion was erected for an emperor's retirement , and did not possess the ...
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An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age: Their Architectural ... Thomas Moule Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1833 |
An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age: Their Architectural ... Thomas Moule Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1833 |
An Essay on the Roman Villas of the Augustan Age, Their Architectural ... Thomas Moule Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1833 |
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