The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 111
ild-ing which found much favour in the days of feudal-ism, but which is now fast dying out. It is said tohave been an evolution from the military encamp-ments of early days, in which the generals pavilionstood high among its fellows, and was surrounded onall sides (at a respectful distance) by the… … YASHIKI CONTINUED. 89 The noun yashiki is collective, and stands for ahollow square, often inclosing some hundred thousandsquare feet; lined with the barracks of the soldiery ;and bounding- beautiful gardens, the latter inter-spersed with silvery fish ponds, filled with fat carp.Among these…
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