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The antiquities of Athens and other monuments of Greece (1858)

Stuart, James, 1713-1788, Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804 · London : H. G. Bohn · leaf 37

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e rocky surface mighthave been overcome by levelling or substruction; andwith respect to merely technical difficulties, the re-sources of art were fully equal to their removal.Local superstitions, however, were a more unmanage-able matter, and to their influence must be mainlyascribed the… … EAR the fountain of Callirrhoe,the southern bank of the on Ilissus, stands a small temple,of the Ionic order, but differingconsiderably in its details fromall ordinary example. The formsare simple but elegant, and theexecution is in all respects sothis building may be consideredas one of the most…

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