Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 271
are not always hemispheres; in a few cases they are four-centred,and the top is pointed, as in the majority of later Moorish domes. The longer, .straighter sides rendered easier the laying of the bricks. In the East, to this day,they still construct small stone domes on a centering of twigs and… … 2i8 A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT. WINDOW. AND BRICK AND STONEWALLING. CHVRCH OF THEKAPNIKAREA, ATHENS. the walls are sometimes faced entirely with stone, but more oftencourses of brick and stone are used together in varying proportions.In the magnificent walls and towers which guard the…
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