History of Architecture: From the Earliest Times; Its Present Condition in Europe and the United States; with a Biography of Eminent Architects, and a Glossary of Architectural Terms |
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... from lovely Eden , the first man probably laboured " in the sweat of his brow , " to build the first habitation . Every invention has its origin in the wants of man . As the human mind increases in power , the whole 18 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS.
... from lovely Eden , the first man probably laboured " in the sweat of his brow , " to build the first habitation . Every invention has its origin in the wants of man . As the human mind increases in power , the whole 18 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS.
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... invention as an architect , he may have crept into hollow trees , or in- habited caves , as tenant in common with the beasts of the earth . Trees , with their wide - spreading branches , offered a natural shelter ; by twining them ...
... invention as an architect , he may have crept into hollow trees , or in- habited caves , as tenant in common with the beasts of the earth . Trees , with their wide - spreading branches , offered a natural shelter ; by twining them ...
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... invention now appears , the inventor ought to have been known to fame , " for houses have continued nearly of the same form ever since . The most splendid Grecian temple is only an ornamented copy of the oblong house with its upright ...
... invention now appears , the inventor ought to have been known to fame , " for houses have continued nearly of the same form ever since . The most splendid Grecian temple is only an ornamented copy of the oblong house with its upright ...
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... invention of glass , linen , and even of letters . May we not conclude , then , that a people so enlightened had arrived at some excellence in the fine arts ; and that they spread a knowledge of them in all their colonies , thus laying ...
... invention of glass , linen , and even of letters . May we not conclude , then , that a people so enlightened had arrived at some excellence in the fine arts ; and that they spread a knowledge of them in all their colonies , thus laying ...
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... invention , which has been generally attributed to a much later period . It cannot be doubted that there was a communi- cation of architectural knowledge between the three countries , which possess the most magnificent speci- mens of ...
... invention , which has been generally attributed to a much later period . It cannot be doubted that there was a communi- cation of architectural knowledge between the three countries , which possess the most magnificent speci- mens of ...
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