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Society from its due appreciation and encourage ment. They are sufficiently indicated by our author in his work. I may however add, that Architecture is an art which Monarchs and their Nobles have not considered it below their rank and dignity to study and practise; and to the honour of this country 'be it said, that it would be difficult to point in any other age or nation to a more distinguished Archi teet than Lord Burlington, a nobleman, who besides his celebrity as an artist, was eminent for his exten sive patronage and protection Of many upon whose professional exertions their prosperity and life itself depended.
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- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 1333447949
- ISBN 13 9781333447946
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages364
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