The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 10
this part of the compositionbears a solid and architectural character, in conformity with theprinciple which has already been adverted to. Upon the stuccos itis not my intention to dilate ; I would merely draw your attention tothe beautiful simplicity of the panelling. The antique figures whichtill… … which surround the windows are continued throughout the series ofarches, and are greatly varied in detail, though precisely similar incomposition. There is nothing conventional in these festoons—theclusters are simply connected together by a string, and are composedof the most familiar objects…
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