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 45
ing to the roof. This centraldwelling was the private dwelling of the king, or i8 ARCHITECTURE—CIVIL AND MILITARY. the great nobles, where only the family and intimatefriends had the right of access. The number ofstories and the arrangement of the facade differedaccording to the caprice of the… … Fig. 17.—Perspective vitvv of the palace of Ai, Eighteenth Djnast},Tell el Amarna. by an open gallery (fig. 19). The central pavilionoccasionally has the appearance of a tower whichdominates the rest of the building (fig. 20). Thefacade is often decorated with slender woodencolonnades that support…
Art
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
