Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 27
the Lions, remarkable as beingthe earliest known example of Greek sculpture :we may find it more developed in the Greektemples of ancient Egypt, at Karnac, Thebes andPhilae. and we may see it in its purest form in the Parthenon atAthens. The derivationand development ofthe Greek Dorictemple from… … GATE-OFnYCEN^t L_ ing to wood ; and it is instructive to compare itsfeatures with corresponding parts in the Parthe-non, and to observe how closely they agree. Itis a curious instance of that love for and clingingto ancient and traditional forms, that with the artand all the resources of Athenian…
Decoration and ornament
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