An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 38
clusively enabling the reader to come to a certain and definitenotion of the venerable city, whereof it is our object to give him a faint idea, is far tooindefinite to detain him and exhaust his patience. One circumstance, however, we mustnot omit ; and again wo shall use the words of the traveller… … ^-^^^^^. IS HISTOIIY UY ARCHITECTURE, Book I. iinpioper to oinlt a (lescii|)tion of it in tiiis place. I mectn Akerkoiif, or, as it is inoieg(Mierally calleil, Niinrods Tower ; for the inhal)itants of these jiarts are as fond of attri-buting every vestige of anti(|uity to Nimrod as those of Egypt…
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