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 591
d go farto clear up half the difficulties which beset the question.2 One mon-ument in the middle of the series, with sculptural and architectural details, and an authenticdate, is nearly all thatis required for the pur-pose. Besides these greatmany-storied pyramidsthere are numerous ex-amples in… … 1 Anahuac, by Edward B. Tylor,1861, pp. 188, 194. 2 The plate published by Humboldt, representing one of the bas-reliefs, isso incorrect as to be absolutely worth-less. Bk. II. Ch. II. CENTRAL AMERICA. 571 Like all others in Mexico, it is only a device to raise a temple tosuch a height as should…
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