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 356
t, a scale by which the proportions of the objects introducedcan be judged. The men, who were more important in the eyeof the artist than the buildings, are always taller than the housesand towers. This will be seen still more clearly in the figurewe reproduce from the Balawat gates (Fig. 158). It… … Fig. 15S.—Fortress witli its defenders ; from the Balawat gates. This short examination of the spirit and principles of Assyrianfiguration was necessary in order to prevent embarrassment anddoubt in speaking of the architectural designs and other thingsof the same kind that we may find reproduced…
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