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 244
lly wooden in their form, and betraytheir origin not only in the exuberance of theircarving but also in the disproportion of the capitalto the shaft. In wood so large a capital does notlook disproportioned to so slender a shaft; instone the effect is most disagreeable, and was to acertain extent… … . Restored Elevation ofCapital at Susa. (FromLoftus.) 210 HISTOKY OF AECHITECTURE. Paet I. by no such association, cut the knot at once, and saved them the trouble. In 1885, M. MarcelDieulafoy turned hisattention to the excava-tions as left by Loftus,and conceiving the ideathat the principal…
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