Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge [Eng.] University press · leaf 274
f of timber, thus followingthe fashion of the temple at Spalato and the baptisteriesat Ravenna. This plan allows large windows at thebase of the dome, which is I think the best lighted domeI have ever seen. The exedrae and the apse are covered with semi-domes : the choir, which interrupts the… … 176 RAVENNA, BYZANTINE PERIOD [ch. xii S. Vitale The marble linings Thecapitals The outerwalls at both levels, the plan of the groins being strangely-affected by the intrusion of the exedrae which force theminto many irregularities\ The lower part of the walls is lined with marble slabs,arranged in…
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