Architecture : an introduction to the history and theory of the art of building (1912)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 129
uilding inRome known as the Temple of MinervaMedica; Fig. 19 shows two tombs. All kinds of expedients were adopted foicontinuing vistas, suggesting symmetry andmasking irregularities, both in single build-ings and in the laying out of cities. Anadmirable example of this power is shownin the laying… … HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN ARTS 127 the colonnade was continued in a circle, thusgaining an additional beauty while veilingthe deflection. The architectural display inthe imperial fora in Rome is too magnificentand complicated to suggest by descriptions.The best view of this wonderful subject willbe…
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