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 332
other art,because all Babylonian ornament, whether for carpets, hangings,or draperies, for works in beaten metal, in paint or enamelledfaience, is governed by the same spirit and marked by the sametaste. In every form impressed upon matter by the ancientinhabitants of Mesopotamia the same symbols,… … W.Mt Fig. 139.—Winged bulls and pnlmelte ; from Layard. defect, it was too easily separated from the building to whichit belonged; it was fragile, apt to fall, and therefore unlikelyto have any very long duration. But the architect was notto blame for that. The defect in question was consequent…
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