A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. sgn, Fenwick, Isabella. ins, Reed, Henry. sgn, Wordsworth Collection · Oxford, J. H. Parker · leaf 178
idered to have beenthe parent and prototype of all the subsequent styles; theGreeks being supposed to have borrowed their orders from thetemples of Egypt. The characteristic ofEgyptian architecture is solidity and mas-siveness. The most important remainswhich exist in the present day are theruins… … Temileof Carnac. • With the exception of Normandy thisstyle appears to be peculiar to GreatBritain. The Norman examples do notdiffer materially from the buildings of thiscountry, and in many respects they areperfectly identical; in towers and loftystructures the windows and panellings arefrequently…
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