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 617
the usual construction :the whole apparently still perfect and entire, though tirne-worn, andbearing the marks of as great age as any of the other buildings ofthe place. When the roof was constructed entirely of wood, it probably par-took very much of the same form, the horizontal beam being… … Interior of a Chamber, Uxm.il. (From aDrawing by F. Catlierwouil.) Bk. II. Ch. II. MEXICAN CONSTRUCTION. 599 introduced above the walls, between the interstices of the wood-work;which is further confirmed by the strange erection on the top of theCasa at Palenque (Woodcut No. 1018), where the…
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