 The Holy war gave the Christians who had been there an idea of the Saracen works ; which were afterwards by them imitated in the West : and they refined upon it every day, as they proceeded in building churches.  The circle of the mechanical arts - Page 421by Thomas Martin (civil engineer.) - 1813Full view - About this book
 | Francis Grose - 1783 - 370 pages
...mofques, they elevated cupola» in fome inftances with grace enough. THE Holy War gave the Chriftians, who had been there, an idea of the Saracen works ; which were afterwards by them imitated in the Weft : and they refined upon it every day, as they proceeded in building churches. The Italians (among... | |
 | Francis Grose - 1782 - 370 pages
...and affecting the round form for mosques, thejr elevated cupolas in some instances with grace enough. The Holy War gave the Christians, who had been there, an idea of the Saracen worksj which were afterwards by them imitated in the West; and they refined upon it every day, as they... | |
 | 1800 - 596 pages
...had been there, an idea of the Saracens' works, which were afterwards imitated by them in the weft; and they refined upon it every day, as they proceeded in building churches. The Italians (among which were yet fbme Greek refugees) and with them the French, Germans, and Flemings, joined into a... | |
 | Thomas Warton, James Bentham - 1802 - 260 pages
...mofques, they elevated cupolas in fome inftances with grace enough. " The Holy war gave the Chriftians who had been there an idea of the Saracen works; which were afterwards by them imitated in the Weft : and they refined upon it every day, as they proceeded in building churches. The Italians (among... | |
 | Thomas Warton, James Bentham, Francis Grose, John Milner - 1802 - 240 pages
...mofques, they elevated cupolas in fome inftances with grace enough. " The Holy war gave the Chriftians who had been there an idea of the Saracen works ; which were afterwards by them imitated in the Weft : and they refined upon it every day, as they proceeded in building churches. The Italians (among... | |
 | Thomas Warton, James Bentham, Francis Grose, John Milner - 1808 - 250 pages
...affecting the round form for mosques, they elevated cupolas in some instances with grace enough. " The Holy war gave the Christians who had been there...proceeded in building churches. The Italians (among which were yet some Greek refugees), and with them French, Germans, and Flemings, joined into a fraternity... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1818 - 732 pages
...round form, for mosque*, they elevated cupolas, in some instances with grace enongh. " The holy wars gave the Christians who had been, there, an idea of...were yet some Greek refugees,) and with them, French, Gentians, and Flemings, joined into a fraternity of architects, procuring papal bulls for their encouragement,... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1801 - 1208 pages
...form for mosques, they elevated cupolas, in some instances with grace enough. • i " The holy wars gave the Christians who had been there, an idea of...afterwards, by them, imitated in the west; and they rc6ned upon it every day as they proceeded in building churches. The Italians (among whom were yet... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - 1821 - 612 pages
...part of Christendom, by the taste of the wayfaring traveller. Sir Christopher Wren tells us, ' that the holy war gave the Christians who had been there an idea of the Saracens' works, which were afterwards imitated by them in the churches, and they refined upon * Father... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1821 - 596 pages
...part of Christendom, by the taste of the wayfaring traveller. Sir Christopher Wren tells us, ' that the holy war gave the Christians who had been there an idea of the Saracens' works, which were afterwards imitated by them in the churches, and they refined upon * Father... | |
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