Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies (1909)
Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933 · New York, The Baker and Taylor Company · leaf 132
aisled type, except that, of course, the main arcade was replacedby a solid wall. The five-aisled basilica (111. 35, 43), although, numericallyspeaking, but comparatively few examples have come down to us,is nevertheless of great importance from the circumstance thatthese churches, when they do… … 111. 36. — Plan of Sta. Maria Maggiore, Rome THE TRANSEPTS nary dignity. The extra width and capacity afforded by plansof this type rendered them especially suitable for accommodat-ing a vast congregation. A three-aisled church might be indefi-nitely prolonged in length, but only those worshipers…
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