Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 43
... completed . The pillars of the nave and choir are round , and the former are ornamented with statues of the apostles . The pulpit , which came from the Jesuits ' Church at Louvain , is a marvellous specimen of wood - carving , the ...
... completed . The pillars of the nave and choir are round , and the former are ornamented with statues of the apostles . The pulpit , which came from the Jesuits ' Church at Louvain , is a marvellous specimen of wood - carving , the ...
Page 166
... completed it in the incredibly short space of twenty months . The idea of this master- piece is the Preparation of the World for the Advent of Christ . The ceiling is divided into nine compartments or pictures ; on its arched sides are ...
... completed it in the incredibly short space of twenty months . The idea of this master- piece is the Preparation of the World for the Advent of Christ . The ceiling is divided into nine compartments or pictures ; on its arched sides are ...
Page 182
... completed by Alexander Severus . In A.D. 216 they were opened to the public , and when completed were capable of accommodating sixteen hundred bathers - a fact that tells of the splendour of the city , when it is remembered that in the ...
... completed by Alexander Severus . In A.D. 216 they were opened to the public , and when completed were capable of accommodating sixteen hundred bathers - a fact that tells of the splendour of the city , when it is remembered that in the ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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