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masterpiece of Hellenic art- was such, that the
name Mausoleum came to be applied to all sepul-
chral monuments distinguished for size and beauty.
Prom the fact that the name was so generally
adopted, it is a priori probable that the design itself
suggested many imitations. Accordingly, Ave find
in various parts of the Roman- world tombs, of
which the peculiar type indicates their derivation
from a common original.
The designs of these tombs generally present
the three features which make up our idea of the
Mausoleum; namely, the lofty basement, W\Qpteron,
and the pyramid. This triple combination, va-
riously modified, may be seen in the examples
engraved (Plate XXXI.), which are of very differ-
ent periods, the earliest being probably not much
later in date than the Mausoleum.
In these designs occur many deviations from the
original type : the pteron is constantly represented
by columns or pilasters engaged in the wall. The
Madrazen and other African monuments are cir-
cular buildings ; and in the examples given (Plate
XXXI.), great differences may be observed in the
relative proportions of the three principal members
of the design. In the later monuments of this class,
figg. 5, 8, 9, the whole structure is taller, and the
tomb approximates to the form of the steeple of
St. George's church, Bloomsbury, which, it is well
known, is an imitation of the Mausoleum, according
to the Romanized notions of an English architect
in.the 18th century.
Such differences are no more than might be ex-
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masterpiece of Hellenic art- was such, that the
name Mausoleum came to be applied to all sepul-
chral monuments distinguished for size and beauty.
Prom the fact that the name was so generally
adopted, it is a priori probable that the design itself
suggested many imitations. Accordingly, Ave find
in various parts of the Roman- world tombs, of
which the peculiar type indicates their derivation
from a common original.
The designs of these tombs generally present
the three features which make up our idea of the
Mausoleum; namely, the lofty basement, W\Qpteron,
and the pyramid. This triple combination, va-
riously modified, may be seen in the examples
engraved (Plate XXXI.), which are of very differ-
ent periods, the earliest being probably not much
later in date than the Mausoleum.
In these designs occur many deviations from the
original type : the pteron is constantly represented
by columns or pilasters engaged in the wall. The
Madrazen and other African monuments are cir-
cular buildings ; and in the examples given (Plate
XXXI.), great differences may be observed in the
relative proportions of the three principal members
of the design. In the later monuments of this class,
figg. 5, 8, 9, the whole structure is taller, and the
tomb approximates to the form of the steeple of
St. George's church, Bloomsbury, which, it is well
known, is an imitation of the Mausoleum, according
to the Romanized notions of an English architect
in.the 18th century.
Such differences are no more than might be ex-
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