A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 177
Bas-relief at Tel el Amarna. instance of the irregularity which distinguishes all the later Egyptianstyles from that of the rigid, proportion-loving pyramid builders ofMemphis. This irregularity of plan was nowhere carried to such an extentas in the Ptolemaic temple on the island of Philse (Woodcut… … 40. Fagade of Temple at Dundcrah. Scale 50 ft. to 1 iu. parallel to one another. No Gothic architect in his wildest momentsever played so freely with his lines or dimensions, and none, it must beadded, ever produced anything so beautifully picturesque as this. Itcontains all the play of light and…
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