A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive (1902)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 130
in a fine-grained, oftendense and compact, ground or base. — G. P. M. Greeu Antique Porphyry ; Ma nn.or Larc-danndiiiiiiii ririilc of Pliny. An igneous rockof the nature of a diabase porphyrite, consist-ing of a compact, deep greenish Ijlack ground,thickly studded with greenish feldspars in all185… … PoUTE CoCHICRE AT ToCI.OUSE: 1580. decorative work. The source of the material isnear Levetsova, Laconia, in southern Greece. ~G. P. M. PORTA, GIACOMO DELLA. (See Gia-eonio 1 iclla Porta.) PORTAIL. The .same as Portal. PORTAL. An entrance or gateway of amonunieiital character ; specifically, an…
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