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 259
details nor their masonry would excite remark if found atNorba in Latium or at ^Eniadae in Acarnania, yet here they standalone and exceptional to everything around them. Whatever may have been their origin, there can be no doubt as tothe uses to which they were applied by the Christians — they… … which, in troubled times, the church plate and other articles of valuecould be removed and kept in safety till danger was past. As architectural objects these towers are singularly pleasing.Their outline is always graceful, and the simplicity of their form issuch as to give the utmost value to…
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