Bennett, Charles Wesley, 1828-1891 · New York, Phillips · leaf 276
)lan is that of aLatin cross (r. Fig. 120) like some that had already been built inRome and in the Orient; but it is note-worthy that this is theoldest existing church in which the dome covers a quadrangu-lar space in the form of the cross. The exterior is of brick,and of very indifferent… … Fig. 121.—SS. Nazareo e Celso, Ravenna. Longitudinal section. rangement are, however, quite pecidiar, approaching more nearly tothe classic spirit than do other so-called Byzantine buildings in theOccident. The decorations in mosaics and marbles are rich andharmonious (v. Fig. 121). The figures are…
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