Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 199
d, the Egyptians didnot carry the use of artificialmaterial far enough to forma complete system basedupon it. They made great use of it, but only in a strictly limitedfashion. It is only found in certain well-defined parts of buildings,which were never of any very great interest from an artistic… … Fig. Si.—Modern pigeon house, Thebes. § 6.—Conshuction by Assemblage. Carpentry, or construction by assemblage, played a considerablepart in ancient Egypt, but, as may easily be understood, few tracesof it are to be found in our day. Those edifices which were con-structed of wood have, of course,…
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