Moore, Charles Herbert, 1840-1930 · New York, London, The Macmillan Company · leaf 287
of San Pietro in Mon-torio, and it is not unlikely that Wren derived the idea from the 240 ARCHITECTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE woodcut of that design in Serlios book, or in that of Palladio.Wren has, of course, altered and amplified the scheme in adap-tation to his vast scale and lofty proportions, but… … Fig. 136. — Section of the dome of St. Pauls. and the dome rising over it surmounted by the lantern, are thoseof Bramantes design. The structural system of this dome (Fig. 136) is peculiar.From eight piers arches and pendentives are turned, form-ing the circular bed from which the drum rises to a…
Architecture, Renaissance
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