Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London, Chapman and Hall, Limited; New York, A. C. Armstrong and Son · leaf 170
ost exposed part of the wall is capable of resistingany attack. The surface in contact with the core of crude brick was onlyroughly dressed, by which means additional cohesion was givento the junction of the two materials ; but the other sides werecarefully \vorked and squared and fixed in place by… … Construction. 151 The total height of this Khorsabad wall was sixty feet—ninefeet for the foundations, forty-six for the retaining-wall, and fivefor the parapet, for the wall did not stop at the level of theroofs. A row of battlements was thought .necessary both as aslight fortification and as an…
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