Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt. For the use of students and travellers (1914)
Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916, Johns, Agnes Sophia Griffith, 1859- · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons; London, H. Grevel and Co. · leaf 37
rounded on three sides bychambers (fig. 5), while yetmore often the house fronteddirectly on to the street. Inthe latter case the facade con-sisted of a high wall, painted orwhitewashed, surmounted by acornice. Even in better houses the only ornamen-tation of the outer walls consisted of angular… … was no opening except the door and possibly afew small windows (fig. 6). Even in unpretentioushouses the doorway was often of stone, the door-posts projected slightlybeyond the level of thewall, and over the lintelwas a painted or sculp-tured cornice. Havingcrossed the threshold,one passed…
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