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 386
ibitingmany of the faults incidental to the design of the Colosseum, it pos-sesses all that repetition of parts and Gothic feeling of design whichgive such value to its dimensions, though these are far from beingcontemptible, the building being 115 ft. wide by 95 in height to thetop of the wings.… … Bridge at Chumas. (From Labordes Monumens de la France.) as these at Treves, and that the small church, the apse of which isseen on the right hand (Woodcut No. 220), stands upon the foundationsof one of these. A slight excavation on the opposite side would settlethis i^oint at once. If it could be…
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