 Egypt ; the other is periptoral, and is, at the same time, distinguished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon, the emblem of the evil principle. The pyramidal propylon which forms the principal entrance to the greater temple,...  Ancient history - Page 256by Gustaf Clemens Hebbe - 1848Full view - About this book
 | 1825 - 778 pages
...felicity of execution, those of Apollinopolis are more majestic, and excite an emotion much more sublime. The pyramidal propylon, which forms the principal entrance to the greater temple, is of a grandeur truly imposing. Each of the sides is 100 feet in length, 30 wide, and 100 high. Many... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1831 - 514 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is peripteral, and is at the same time distinguished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...it are thirty feet in height, and are executed in so masterly and spirited a style as to add considerably to the grand effect of the building. In each... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1831 - 536 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is peripteral, and is at the same time distin. guished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...it are thirty feet in height, and are executed in so masterly and spirited a style as to add considerably to the grand effect of the building. In each... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1831 - 376 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is peripteral, and is at the same time distinguished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...figures sculptured on it are thirty feet in height, and arc executed in so masterly and spirited a etyle as to add considerably to the grand effect of the... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1832 - 514 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is peripteral, and is at the same time distinguished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...greater temple, is one of the most imposing monuments now existing of Egyptian architecture. Each of the sides is a hundred feet in length, thirty wide,... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1835 - 356 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is periptoral, and is at the same time distinguished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...it are thirty feet in height, and are executed in so masterly and spirited a style as to add considerably to the grand effect of the building. In each... | |
 | 1836 - 496 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is periptoral, and is, at the same time, distinguished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...it are thirty feet in height, and are executed in so masterly and spirited a style, as to add considerably to the grand effect of the building. In each... | |
 | 1837 - 490 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is periptoral, and is, at the same time, distinguished by having, on its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...it are thirty feet in height, and are executed in so masterly and spirited a style, as to add considerably to the grand effect of the building. In each... | |
 | 1837 - 488 pages
...generally used in Egypt ; the other is periptoral, and is, at the same time, distinguished by having, ou its several columns, the appalling figure of Typhon,...it are thirty feet in height, and are executed in so masterly and spirited a style, as to add considerably to the grand effect of the building. In each... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1841 - 408 pages
...in Egypt ; the devices have more soul in them ; and the execution is of the choicest description. " The pyramidal propylon which forms the principal entrance...it are thirty feet in height, and are executed in so masterly and spirited a style, as to add considerably to the grand effect of the building. In each... | |
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