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 235
only true innovation introduced at Hagia Sophia was the placing of a dome ofsmaller diameter upon the pendentives; in the earlier examples the curve of the pendentiveshad been continued to form the entire vault. 105 BYZAXTEVE ARCHITECTURE the plan of the inscribed circle, so that it fitted… … Tt.t. 74. — Sqraneh of Omm-es-Zatotm ic 2S2 j_ : r ran Brroira, t»T Special Permission) dient of corbeling out the masonrr. One stone was made toproject a little farther than the others until the polygon wasworked into cylindrical form. This device is known as asquinch i HI. 74 . Obviously the…
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