Architecture : an introduction to the history and theory of the art of building (1912)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 137
a; Fig. 22is a cruciform Byzantinechurch from Gortyna, Crete;and Fig. 23 is from a roundchurch at Antepellius in Asia Minor, from aMS. drawing by Texier. All may be of thefourth to sixth century. In the fourth century, after the Peace of theChurch, Christian edifices were built all overthe Empire.… … Fig. 22. EARLY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 135 who erected others at holy sites in Palestine.The most perfect existing early Christianchurch is that of the Holy Nativity at Bethle-hem, built in the year 327 a.d. This is a nobleand impressive building, which stands over anatural cave, later transformed into a…
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