The homes of America : with one hundred and three illustrations (1879)
Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893 · New York : D. Appleton and Company, 549 and 551 Broadway · leaf 181
ci-ples of architecture: like the mind of its originator and builder, it is bold andunusual in its combinations. It is spoken of as an Italian villa, and the im- 178 THE nOMES OF AMERICA. iwession is deepened that such is the tiuth liy tiie Uffizi dogs—marble guar-dians of its portals—which burst… … (plaint pinnacles, minaret effects, profusion of balconies, and light, lavish orna-mentation everywhere, indicate a severe touch of the Oriental. It is con-structed of stone, and, howevei* contradictory in its arehitectural features, ismassive, majestie, and retined. The most charming room is the…
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