This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...buildings of Egypt were uniformly either tombs or temples, i.e., consecrated to what, in their estimation, were purely religious uses. In Assyria, the architecture of which we have any remains, consists of palaces. In Greece religious buildings once more assume the first importance. In Rome we return to secular ones. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...buildings of Egypt were uniformly either tombs or temples, i.e., consecrated to what, in their estimation, were purely religious uses. In Assyria, the architecture of which we have any remains, consists of palaces. In Greece religious buildings once more assume the first importance. In Rome we return to secular ones. And now, from the time of Constantine to the revival of letters, a long period of time elapsed, during which architecture was once more mainly concerned with religious buildings. With regard to the earlier part of this long period, a great deal yet remains to be discovered, and if any of you care to become archrelogical enquirers, I can recommend the period of Christian round arched architecture as a very promising field of research. The establishment of Christianity by Constantine marks the commencement of this era. It is one which, in point of time, extends from Constantine to the Crusades, and in extent of field it Christian Round Arched Architecture. covers all Europe, from Great Britain to Constantinople, and extends into Asia Minor, Syria, and other parts of the east. You will, of course, be prepared to learn that during so long a time, and in so many different countries, architecture took various phases and shapes, but we have no necessity to examine these minutely even if we had time. I will ask you to accept the word Romanesque as a convenient appellation for all the western varieties of style which grew out of Roman, and Byzantine for the eastern ones. One very interesting phase of Romanesque grew up in Rome, and was, in effect, a debased but often striking adaptation of Roman architecture. Examples of this are met with in Rome itself, in many parts of Italy, and, strange to say, in central Syria. That development of round arched arch...
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