Horton, Caroline W · New York, Hurd and Houghton; Cambridge, The Riverside press · leaf 132
be thatwhen some of the nobles came to embrace the newfaith, the Christians had secretly worshipped inthese halls, and thus had become accustomed to thebasilica form. Christian Basilica. — In remodelling the plan of the old pagan edifice, theelevated tribune or apsiswas retained and set apartfor… … Basilica. ii8 Architecture. only decorations that were essentially Christian. Inthe new edifice, a space intervened between the col-umns which separated the nave and apsis, and thiswas occupied by an altar, elevated several stepsabove the pavement, and visible from all parts of thebuildino-. A…
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