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 504
345. Section of Dome at Dighour. Texier gives tlirei; dates to tliis church.In the Byzantine Architecture. p. 174,it is said to be of the 7th, and at p. 4, ofthe 9th century. In the L Armenie et la Perse, at p. 120, the date is given as 1243.My conviction is that the tirst is correct.^ Flandin and… … 346. riau of Church at Usunlar.(From Grimm.) Scale 50 ft. to i in. Dana on the EujArates in 540.^ At Dighour we find it used, not in construction but as an ornamental feature. The stilting of the arch was evidently one of those experiments which the architects of that time were making in order to…
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