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... sometimes serious , sometimes humorous , sometimes pious , sometimes sym- bolic , sometimes vulgar , sometimes just indecent miserichords of many a medieval choir stall . These stalls provided a row of hinged seats in the chancel for ...
... sometimes serious , sometimes humorous , sometimes pious , sometimes sym- bolic , sometimes vulgar , sometimes just indecent miserichords of many a medieval choir stall . These stalls provided a row of hinged seats in the chancel for ...
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... Sometimes the faces were plain surfaces of stone , sometimes paneled . In the Mayan pyramids the stairs were an essential architectural element , sloping as they usually did at a flatter angle than the slope of the pyramid itself , for ...
... Sometimes the faces were plain surfaces of stone , sometimes paneled . In the Mayan pyramids the stairs were an essential architectural element , sloping as they usually did at a flatter angle than the slope of the pyramid itself , for ...
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... sometimes horizontal but usually sloped downward , sometimes so steeply as to require steps . Instead of cutting the side walls so that the escarpment diverged as one neared the surface , these walls usually leaned toward each other ...
... sometimes horizontal but usually sloped downward , sometimes so steeply as to require steps . Instead of cutting the side walls so that the escarpment diverged as one neared the surface , these walls usually leaned toward each other ...
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 |