The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 73
1866, vol. ii. p. 49. 2 Both of the woodcuts show these structures to be better finished thanthey really are. This is true in a special degree of the ground-plan, which is E 50 THE PAST IN THE PRESENT. The typical old black house of The Lewis is not simply along unbroken range. It rather consists… … Fig. 36.—Ground-plan or diagram showing arrangement of rooms, furniture, etc.,in one of the Black Houses of The Lewis. behind, which last serves as a barn. Access to all is gainedby one door. By this the so-called porch is entered, and on much too regular and square. It is merely a diagram showing…
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