The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
Macgibbon, David · Edinburgh, Douglas · leaf 320
THE pantheon, KiEZ (From Texier atuiPuiian). detached, so as to form an aisle all round, while theysupport an octagonal drum (Fig. 136), roofed over with adome. The aisle is vaulted, with an irregular form,composed of about three-fourths of a pointed arch. Thecolumns are ancient, but they have… … 296 MEDLEVAL PERIOD. and Pullan believe that this was an ancient Romanstructure converted to Christian uses in the sixth century ;but excavations in the floor have revealed the remains ofa large baptismal basin, similar to the original Italian ones,thus leaving no doubt as to the primitive…
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