A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 139
cture at the early period to which they belong, andare well deserving more attention than they have received. When our knowledge of the examples is more complete we may,perhaps, be able to trace some curious analogies from even so frail astyle of architecture as that of wood. Something very like… … 562. Church at Urnes, Norway. and Burmah, and much of the stone architecture of these countries isderived directly from such a wooden architecture as this. It mayperhaps only be, that wherever men of cognate race strive to attain agiven well-defined object with the same materials, they arrive…
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