Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle, Vol. 3 Of 3
Author: Henry Thomas Buckle
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-08-11
Total Pages: 714
ISBN-13: 9781391211947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle, Vol. 3 of 3: Common Place Books Thebes therefore was built on the two banks of the N ile, without being connected, as far as we know, by means of a bridge. A people whose knowledge of architecture had not attained to the formation of arches, could hardly have constructed a bridge over a river, the breadth of which would even now oppose great obstacles to such an undertaking (h men's A friccm Nations, Oxford, 1838, vol. Ii. P. At p. 255 Heeren says, The Egyptians, who were entirely igno rant of the arch in their architecture, often adopted this form in their vaults. The ceilings at the entrance, and in the front cor ridota, are usually arched; this is particularly striking in the royal graves, at which we shall presently arrive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
