Bernini is Dead?: Architecture and the Social Purpose |
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... once , to bear the body of the dead king from his royal residence to the valley temple . If ever proof were needed that this architecture - sealed forever , in- accessible to all human beings once the funeral rites were ended - was ...
... once , to bear the body of the dead king from his royal residence to the valley temple . If ever proof were needed that this architecture - sealed forever , in- accessible to all human beings once the funeral rites were ended - was ...
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... once so completely covered with debris that an Arab village was built on its roof . It was no doubt this mercy that protected it so thoroughly that it remains to give us the best single idea of what an Egyptian temple was supposed to be ...
... once so completely covered with debris that an Arab village was built on its roof . It was no doubt this mercy that protected it so thoroughly that it remains to give us the best single idea of what an Egyptian temple was supposed to be ...
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... Once attain that condition , once make knowledge sensuous , and then none of nature's limitations on the ordinary reach of the senses need disable you . England , bewitchingly small , lies complete at your feet ; she rides like a boat ...
... Once attain that condition , once make knowledge sensuous , and then none of nature's limitations on the ordinary reach of the senses need disable you . England , bewitchingly small , lies complete at your feet ; she rides like a boat ...
Contents
Chapter Three ARCHITECTURAL TRAVEL WITH PARTICULAR | 35 |
Chapter Six THE ARCHITECTURE OF STONE | 151 |
English Features | 417 |
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References to this book
The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That ... Jake Morrissey,J. P. Morrissey No preview available - 2005 |