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 315
I. art—make up a composition so perfect that nothing in any otherstyle or age can be said to surpass it.^ If this is a fair index ofthe art that was lavished on the smaller objects, the temples hardlygive a just idea of all that have perished. Theatres. In extreme contrast with the buildings last… … Plan of Theatre at Dramyssus. Scale 100 ft. to 1 in give an idea of their forms and arrangements. Its dimensions maybe said to be gigantic, being 443 ft. across; but even this, thoughperhaps the largest in Greece, is far surpassed by many in AsiaMinor. What remains of it, however, is merely the…
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