The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 205
not these fairest truths? The Greek at leastthought so, and held them but the commonplace ina land teeming with nymphs, naiads, Dorian musicand soft Ionian laughter—a land in which to createwas simply to curb the restless rush of lofty inspi-ration and to subdue all into dignity with simple he-roic… … FlG. 6l.—Elevation of Tuscan temple, restored from descriptions. imperfect, product of art, confined (as we know it) tocity walls, temples, and tombs. The first resemble the ramparts of Mycenae, andmay still be seen at Cortona, Volterra, and Fiesole. The second exist only in literature, while the…
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