Temples, ancient and modern : or, Notes on church architecture (1837)
Bardwell, Wm. (William) · London : Printed for the author · leaf 74
48 TEMPLES, CHAP. V. THE ORIGIN OF ARCHITECTURE. " MANY MEN FIRMLY EMBRACE FALSEHOOD FOR TRUTH, NOT ONLY BECAUSB THEY NEVER THOUGHT OTHERWISE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE, THUS BLINDED AS THEY HAVE BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING, THEY NEVER COULD THINK OTHERWISE. LOCKE. … examine what has been done in Temples to the honour of Jehovah, from the earliest period to the present time. Architecture, as a fine art, is not within the reach of every illiterate mechanic ; it opens a field to enlarged intellect, deep research, and is full of unlimited novelty and invention :…
Church architecture · Temples
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