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 591
i-dome of considerable magnitude,giving it all the grandeur of a portal as large as the main aisle ofthe building. The Gothic architects attempted something of thissort, by making the outer openings of their doors considerably lai-gerthan the inner; in other words, by splaying widely the jambs… … Mosque at Tabreez. Scale luu It. to l in. 1 Both the plan and view are takenfrom Baron Tcxiers Armenie et la Perse,which gives also several coloured plates of the mosaic decorations, from whichtheir beauty of detail may be judged,though not the effect of the whole. Bk. I. Ch. V. TEESIA. 571 by the…
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