Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 129
Athens, and these show that it was cus-tomary to work narrow margins only to thefinished face, sometimes merely at the top,bottom, and at the corners, sometimes roundeach separate stone, the result being eitherone large panel, or else a series of smallerpanels. Many a wall looks all the betternow… … JOIHT.DOTTED LIME5HOW5 rimsnED FACE OF WALL. Fig. cn. 90 A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT. otherwise be too flat and even a surface; but the Athenians lovedcolour, and when walls were intended to be painted, as doubtlessmost of these were, an absolutely smooth face would be anecessity.^ The…
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