The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 156-157F. Jefferies, 1834 - Early English newspapers |
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... Architectural Antiquities of Devonshire - Churches of Collumpton , Tiverton , Alphington , Broadclist ; Halls of Weare Giffard , Bradley , Bradfield , and Tawstock ; Exeter Cathedral ; Churches of Barnstaple , Bideford , Torring- ton ...
... Architectural Antiquities of Devonshire - Churches of Collumpton , Tiverton , Alphington , Broadclist ; Halls of Weare Giffard , Bradley , Bradfield , and Tawstock ; Exeter Cathedral ; Churches of Barnstaple , Bideford , Torring- ton ...
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... architectural trea- sures of Collumpton Church , I will now close the subject , though without exhausting it , by a description of one of its richest embellishments . The Lane Chapel on the south side is a very magnificent building ...
... architectural trea- sures of Collumpton Church , I will now close the subject , though without exhausting it , by a description of one of its richest embellishments . The Lane Chapel on the south side is a very magnificent building ...
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... architecture in this coun- ty , yet numerous very beautiful spe- cimens occur in many of the build , ings . In some instances the excel- lence of the workmanship falls short of the design , and the profusion of ornament surpasses the ...
... architecture in this coun- ty , yet numerous very beautiful spe- cimens occur in many of the build , ings . In some instances the excel- lence of the workmanship falls short of the design , and the profusion of ornament surpasses the ...
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... architecture is so very like nature , it is not at all like art . Attention to exact portraiture is the error to be guarded against . It should ever be remembered that fruit and flowers and foliage are the subordinate ornaments of ...
... architecture is so very like nature , it is not at all like art . Attention to exact portraiture is the error to be guarded against . It should ever be remembered that fruit and flowers and foliage are the subordinate ornaments of ...
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... architecture , an ornament which at the same time adorns the exterior and interior of the building , and which often constitutes the chief embellishment of the design , is not generally admired in this county , and consequently the ...
... architecture , an ornament which at the same time adorns the exterior and interior of the building , and which often constitutes the chief embellishment of the design , is not generally admired in this county , and consequently the ...
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