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 256
els were discovered whichwere square in section and covered with large slabs of lime-stone.^ The Assyrian architects seem, however, to have hada decided preference for the vault in such a situation. Theyexpected it to give greater solidity, and in that they were notmistaken. The vaults of burnt… … Fig. 94.—Sewer at Khors.ibad, vith elliptical vault ; cunipiled from Ilace. We may, perhaps, be accused of dwelling too minutely uponthese Assyrian vaults. We have done so because there is noquestion more interesting or more novel in the whole history ofarchitecture than the true origin of the…
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