De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 168
in for the symbolic washing of the hands and face, sig-nificant of the cleansing of sins. The cantharus, or bowl for ROMAN CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE 139 holy water, placed near the entrance of the churches, tookthe place of this fountain when the courts fell into disuse.A porch or portico, the same… … PLAN OF THE OLD BASILICA OF ST. PETER AT ROME of access to the sanctuary, but were not yet admitted to thefull enjoyment of religious privileges. The basilicas, as a rule, had wooden roofs. Sometimesthe beams were concealed by a flat panelling, richly gilded;sometimes the rafters showed, and were…
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