ht. On theother hand, she went too far when she covered every surface,without choice or stint, with her endless figure processions. Sucha decoration was only rendered possible by the use of a materialwhich compromised its durability ; and that is not her only short-coming. She failed to understand… … CHAPTER III. Sepulchral Architecture. § I.—-The Egyptian Belief as to a Future Life and its Influenceupon their Sepulchral Architecture. The most ancient monuments which have yet been discoveredin Egypt are the tombs ; they have therefore a right to the firstplace in our sketch of Egyptian…
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