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 184
erib, for instance, may be quoted, which when found wereblack with soot. They look like castings in relief that have beenlong fixed at the back of a fire-place. Long and narrow rooms may have been roofed with beams ofpalm or poplar resting upon the summits of the walls. As for thelarge halls, in… … Fig. 50.—Present state of one of the city gates, Khorsabad. Perspective compiled from Places plans and elevations. As to this, however, doubt had already been expressed by anattentive and judicial observer like Loftus ; who thought thatthe arch had played a very important part in the architectureof…
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