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The Topography and Antiquities of Rome: Including the Recent Discoveries ... - Page 93
by Richard Burgess - 1831 - 492 pages
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Chambers's papers for the people, Parts 19-24

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 pages
...caused the materials to be fetched from a great distance, so as to have all the stones hard and of the nature of millstones, such as are not to be found...in corresponding angles, so as to fit together in joinings without the intervention of copper or any other material to bind them, and in this manner...
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Chambers's Papers for the People

William Chambers - New Zealand - 1854 - 560 pages
...caused the materials to be fetched from a great distance, so as to have all the stones hard and of the nature of millstones, such as are not to be found...in corresponding angles, so as to fit together in joinings without the intervention of copper or any other material to bind them, and in this manner...
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Railways, Steamers and Telegraphs: A Glance at Their Recent Progress and ...

George Dodd - Railroads - 1867 - 372 pages
...caused the materials to be fetched from a great distance, so as to have all the stones hard and of the nature of millstones, such as are not to be found...in corresponding angles, so as to fit together in joinings without the intervention of copper or any other material to bind them, and in this manner...
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Rambles in Rome

Samuel Russell Forbes - 1882 - 382 pages
...caused the materials to be brought from a great distance, so as to have all the stones hard, and of the nature of mill-stones, such as are not to be found...stones were cut in corresponding angles, so as to bite together in jointures without the intervention of copper or any other material to bind them ;...
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Rambles in Rome: An Archæological and Historical Guide to the Museums ...

S. Russell Forbes - Art - 1882 - 384 pages
...this material to be smoothed and polished, the stones were cut in corresponding angles, so as to bite together in jointures without the intervention of...and in this manner they were so firmly united, that on looking at them we would say they had not been put together by art, but had grown so upon the spot....
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The Star Guide-book to Rome ...

Rome (Italy) - 1890 - 590 pages
...Appius caused the materials to be brought from a great distance, so as to have all hard stones, and of the nature of mill-stones, such as are not to be found...stones were cut in corresponding angles, so as to bite together in jointures without the intervention of copper, or any other material to bind them ;...
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In the Footsteps of St. Paul: His Life and Labors in the Light of a Personal ...

Francis Edward Clark - Bible - 1917 - 520 pages
...mill-stones. " Then he had the stones smoothed and polished, and cut in corresponding angles, "so as to bite together in jointures without the intervention of...and in this manner they were so firmly united that, on looking at them, we would say they had not been put together by art, but had grown so upon the spot....
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