Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 216
t. Layard. (P. & C.) evidently borrowed from the Assyrians. The door-frame,from Susa (Fig. 247), restored by Dieulafoy, is, on the ART IN ANCIENT PERSIA. 195 contrary, a beautiful example of good proportion andrestraint in decoration. It would pass for an example ofGreek work in its classic… … -I i—t—I—1—1—I—i_j- iO M Fig. 251.—Palace at Sarvistan, Principal Facade. (F.C.) (P. & C.) Example of Domed and Vaulted Structure. enamelled in colour decoration. These have been foundchiefly at Susa. The principal parts or body of the build-ing were of stone or brick, and the upper parts…
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