A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 410
ieval strong castle, that of an Italianpalazzo, and that of a modern college or state-house, are equally intended to give light to thebuildings fronting on them, and, in many cases,the chief light must be drawn from within ;whereas in a modern hotel on the Continent ofEurope the court has so long… … Court at the Front of a House in Bruges ; built c. 1.i30 open space is retained, although now commonlysheltered from the weather. Houses in theLevant, in Northern Africa, and in Turkey, havecommonly no windows on the exterior (at leastin the lower story), but the court is surroundedby arcades, and…
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