The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 34
chwe are able to trace in existing monu-ments, is marked by certain invariablecharacteristics; on the one hand, atechnical skill that has remained un-surpassed throughout the ages; on theother, an absolute incapacity to throw aside archaic conventions and rise toliberty and beauty. First among the… … FIG. 15.—HYPOSTYLE OR COLUMNED HALL OF THETEMPLE OF KARNAK. (Reconstructed by Ch. Chipicz.) its 134 columns, some of them nearly70 feet high (New Empire). Egyptboasted many temples more imposingthan the Athenian Parthenon; butthese massive buildings are onlyimpressive because of their bulk;they are…
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