Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862-, Brangwyn, Frank, Sir, 1867-1956. illus · London, John Lane; New York, John Lane Company · leaf 372
of the Dead, byMeglinger. As for the Kapellbrucke, also at Lucerne, it dates from1303, and its length is 324 metres. It crosses the mouth ofthe river Reuss, that flows impetuously under it in a limpid EUROPEAN, PERSIAN AND CHINESE 293 torrent. The timbers that support the roof are ornamentedwith… … PONT SAINT-ESPRIT of it but of him. Always there is a point of sex tobe considered in architectural inspiration. Some bridgesare women, either high-born or low-born; others arecommon soldiers; a few are great men of action, like theRoman Alcantara in Caceres; while many have no dis-tinctive sex,…
Bridges
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![An illustration from Architectura curiosa nova, exponens 1. Fundamenta hydragogica, indolemq[ue] aquæ, aëris interventu in altum levandæ. 2. Varios aquarum ac salientium fontium lusus per varia spectatu jucunda epistomiorum seu siphonum genera. 3. Magnum amnissimorum fontium, machinarumq[ue] aquæductoriarum sumtu magno exstructarum, ac per Italiam, Britanniam, Germaniam &c. visendarum, numerum. 4. Specus artificiales sumtuosissimas, cum plerisq[ue] principum europæorum palatiis, hortis, aulis; nec non præcipuis monasteriis atq[ue] arcibus. 5. Cum auctario figurarum elegantissimarum, ad hortorum topiaria vario ductù dividenda, nec non conclavium laquearibus ac pavimentis segmentandis, itemq[ue] labyrinthis construendis, adhibendarum. Omnia 200 æri incisis... descripta (1664)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-architecturacuri00bock-514-295.webp)
