remains anopen question. Some have attributed it to Saracenicorigin ; others again trace it, by slowdegrees, from the corruptions introducedinto Grecian architecture by the Ro-mans ; more especially from the pre-vailing use of the arch. Whatever, though, its origin mayhave been, it stands… … EXTERIOR DETAILS OF THE ITALIAN VILLA. 1868.] Descriptions. 177
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