Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 94
lis, Pasargadre and Susa reveala remarkable develop-ment of columnar archi-tecture of stone withwooden ceilings androofs. The walls wereof stone, or of brick withstone dressings to thedoors and windows.These have bandedarchitraves with pa-pyrus-bundle moldingsand cavetto cornices,evidently derived… … Fig. 76, Doorway, Persepolis. A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT dried brick, though at Susa enameled bricks wereused with extraordinary effect, to produce huge wall-pictures in low rounded relief, and bands of elaboratedecoration, all in rich colors enameled or fused uponthe surface of the bricks (Plate IV,…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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