Moore, Charles Herbert, 1840-1930 · New York, London, The Macmillan Company · leaf 260
its combinations, nor in theflimsy variety of its materials, was itmade to endure. Plaster, terra-cotta, paint, tiles, wood, iron,and brick, even when united with all the skill of the most ex-quisite art, cannot long resist the rapid wear and tear of sucha humid climate as ours. Those unsubstantial… … Fig. 127.— Burghley House. 1 These houses are figured by Mr. Gotch in his Architecture of the Renaissancein England, plates 7, 12, 20, and 66. 2 The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and Architects^London, 1S31, vol. 4, p. 85. 2i8 ARCHITECTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE chap. however,…
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