the above-mentioned cryptoporticus, took refuge. In the provinces of the Empire we find several types of housewhich depart from the Italian model under the influence of localconditions. In Africa the prevailing scheme in houses of moderatesize is that of a single court surrounded by colonnades… … 166 AECHITECTUEE chap, ii find an entirely different type. As was noted above (p. 59), thebuildings in this region are entirely of stone, and the place of theopen court is taken by an oblong corridor divided longitudinallyby a massive arch. In Southern Britain and Northern Gaul twotypes are…
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