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 270
47 lower parts have been preserved. The missing parts of thedecoration may easily be supplied by a little study of the Assyrianremains. The four sides of the building at Khorsabad, called byM. Place the Observatory, are decorated uniformly in this fashion.The general effect may be gathered from our… … FjG. loi.—Decoration of one of the harem gates, at Khorsabad ; compiled from Place. compartments he ploughed the long lines of his decoration. Thesechanges of surface helped greatly to produce the varied play oflight and shadow upon which the architect depended for relief tothe bare masses of his…
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